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. They played in the

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, for the seventh consecutive season since

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in 2006–07. The manager was Giuseppe Sannino.

Background

Gianfranco Zola replaced

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as Watford manager at the end of the 2011–12 season following Sean Dyche's dismissal. Following the takeover of Watford by the Pozzo family, Watford loaned a significant number of players on season-long deals from fellow Pozzo-owned clubs

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. The use of a large number of loan players drew criticism from fellow managers, who argued that a large number of loan players from a few clubs should not be allowed. However, despite the number of loanees at the club, Watford used the second-most academy players after Middlesbrough, using eight different academy players throughout the season.

Pre-season

Watford attended a pre-season training camp in northern Italy and played friendly fixtures before playing more fixtures in the UK

Football League Championship

Football League Cup

FA Cup

League table

Summary

Players

Statistics

No. = Squad number Pos = Playing position P = Number of games played G = Number of goals scored

= Yellow cards GK =

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= Red cards Yth = Whether player went through Watford's youth system Joined club = Year that player became a Watford first team player Age = Current age Loan player ''Statistics correct as of game played 3 May 2014''."Watford FC player appearances 2013/14"
''Soccerbase''. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
''Numbers in brackets indicate substitute appearances''

Transfers

''updates as 20 September 2013''

In

Out

At the end of the 2012–13 season, the club announced that seven players would be released at the end of their contracts, alongside Chris Iwelumo, who had already agreed to join Scunthorpe United. After being released by the club, Jack Bonham signed for Brentford, Stephen McGinn signed for Sheffield United and Mark Yeates signed for Bradford City.

Loans

''updates as 20 September 2013''

In

Out

International

On 14 August 2013, Cristian Battocchio made his Italian Under-21 debut in a 4–1 friendly win over Slovakia.

Coaching staff

References

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Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is a professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The team played at several grounds in their early history, includ ...