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4 unusual facts about Watford F.C.


2007 in Sierra Leone

In December 2007, Alhassan Bangura, a professional footballer with Watford F.C. from Sierra Leone had an application and appeal for asylum in the United Kingdom denied and faced deportation back to his country.

Iriney Santos da Silva

Iriney Santos da Silva (born 23 April 1981), simply known as Iriney, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca on loan from Watford, as a central midfielder.

Néstor Lorenzo

Lorenzo played 27 times for Swindon scoring 2 goals - one on his debut at the County Ground against Portsmouth F.C. in a 3-0 win and one away at Watford F.C. in a 2-2 draw.

Nilo Aguillar Effori

As a lawyer has provided legal services regarding some compensations established in the FIFA Regulations on Status and Transfer of Players to the football clubs Bolton Wanderers, Watford F.C., Málaga CF, Real Club Celta de Vigo, PSV Eindhoven among others.


1975–76 Football League

He was linked with several job vacancies in the First and Second Divisions but surprised everyone by taking over at Elton John's Watford, who were still in the Fourth Division.

1981–82 Football League

They were joined by Norwich City and Watford, owned by Elton John and managed by Graham Taylor, who would begin 1982–83 as First Division members for the first time in their history.

Ade Mafe

He is currently unemployed and has previously worked for Chelsea, Millwall, Milton Keynes Dons, West Bromwich Albion and Watford.

Dawlish Town A.F.C.

At the beginning of the 1987–88 season, Dawlish played host to Aberdeen and in season 1988–89 both Chelsea and Watford visited Dawlish.

Douglas Rinaldi

Born in Erval Seco, Rio Grande do Sul, Rinaldi was signed on a six-month loan deal by Watford in the January 2007 transfer window from Brazilian club Veranópolis.

Frank McAvoy

He also played for Scottish Football League clubs Ayr and St. Mirren, and for Southern League clubs Brighton United, Gravesend United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Watford.

Julian Winter

After his retirement, Winter graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a degree and fell back into football, working for Grimsby Town before moving to Watford and serving as community director and then deputy C.E.O.

Paul Ifill

After rejection from Watford's youth team as a 16-year-old, Ifill returned to his home town, Brighton.

Born in Brighton, England, Ifill was in part of Watford's youth programme but was not offered a professional contract and moved to non-league Saltdean United.

Ricky McEvoy

In the 1986–87 Football League season where Luton finished 7th in the Football League First Division McEvoy made one appearance as a substitute against Watford F.C. in the M1 derby on St. Stephen's Day 1986.

Taffy Davies

Born in Troed-y-rhiw, Glamorgan, Davies played local football at amateur Welsh club New Tredegar, before joining Watford as an amateur in April 1930.

Tom Walley

Players in that side included future England international John Barnes, future Watford captain, Player of the Season and one-club man Nigel Gibbs, and 1984 FA Cup Finalist Neil Price.


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