Watford F.C. Player of the Season
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Watford Football Club are an English football club, from Watford, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1881 as Watford Rovers, the club has competed in the Football League since 1920, with the exceptions of 1999–2000 and 2006–07, when it competed in the Premier League. First introduced by the Watford Observer in the 1972–73 season, the Watford F.C. Player of the Season award is voted for annually by supporters of the club.[2] It recognises the best overall performance by an individual player through the season. Each year the winner is presented with the Watford Observer Trophy at the club's end-of-season awards dinner.[3]
Goalkeeper Andy Rankin won the initial award in the 1972–73 season, ahead of Colin Franks and Duncan Welbourne. In 1974–75 Andrew Rankin won the award for the second time, becoming the first of eight players to do so as of 2010.[2][4] Another goalkeeper, Tony Coton, is the only player to have received the title for a third time. Coton is one of four players to have won the award in consecutive seasons, the others being Wilf Rostron in 1982–83 and 1983–84, Tommy Smith in 2007–08 and 2008–09 and most recently Troy Deeney in 2013-14 and 2014-15. Eight winners of the award have represented their country at full international level, of whom only John McClelland went on to become Watford's Player of the Season for a second time.[4]
Towards the end of each season, fans vote directly for the Player of the Season. Historically this has been conducted by post, but in recent years it has taken place on the Watford Observer's website. This system was earmarked for change to a match-by-match rating system in 2009,[5][6] but in March 2010 the Observer decided to revert to the traditional method of voting.[7]
Contents
Winners
- Inducted into the Watford Hall of Fame
- Played first team football for Watford in the 2011–12 season.
- Statistics correct at end of 2014–15 season.
Statistics
Position[lower-alpha 2] | Number of winners[lower-alpha 8] |
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Goalkeeper | 11 |
Defender | 12 |
Midfielder | 7 |
Forward | 10 |
Country | Number of winners[lower-alpha 8] |
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England | 18 |
Iceland | 1 |
Jamaica | 3 |
Northern Ireland | 2 |
Wales | 2 |
Footnotes
- ↑ The official "Level" of competition in the structure of the English league system.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 For a full description of positions see association football positions.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Apps" is short for appearances, and refers to competitive first team appearances for Watford. Goals refers to competitive first team goals scored for Watford.
- ↑ Where a player represented his country at multiple levels, only the highest level is given.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Not to be confused with Ross Jenkins (footballer born 1990), who won the Watford Young Player of the Season award in 2008–09.[10]
- ↑ Gibbs spent his entire playing career at Watford.[21]
- ↑ Palmer is listed as a defender as he played most games this season as a central defender. He has played in every position for the club.[26]
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Multiple winners are counted multiple times.
References
- General
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- Pre-1998 player information sourced to: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- Further information sourced in an individual player's notes section as necessary.
- Further reading
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- ↑ "Adrian Mariappa". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "Hornets duo help Jamaica to victory". Watford Observer. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.