2011–12 Watford F.C. season
Date Player To Fee
26 May 2011 Liam Henderson York City Free ( end of contract , released )
6 June 2011 Will Buckley Brighton & Hove Albion £1m
7 June 2011 Danny Graham Swansea City £3.5m
21 June 2011 Nathan Ellington Ipswich Town Free ( end of contract , released )
27 June 2011 Mat Sadler Walsall Free ( end of contract , released )
28 June 2011 Rob Kiernan Wigan Athletic Free ( end of contract , rejected renewal )
1 July 2011 Don Cowie Cardiff City Free ( end of contract , rejected renewal )
31 August 2011 Tom Aldred Colchester United Free ( contract terminated )
31 August 2011 Eddie Oshodi Forest Green Rovers Free ( contract terminated )
31 January 2012 Marvin Sordell Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed
Players -- Transfers
Don Cowie joined Cardiff City on a free transfer
Watford Football Club (also known simply as Watford, or as The Hornets) is an English football club from Watford, Hertfordshire. The team competed in the Football League Championship in 2011-12, their fifth consecutive season in the second tier of English football since their relegation from the Premier League in 2006-07. The 2011-12 season consisted of pre-season friendlies in July 2011, followed by competitive matches in the Football League, FA Cup and Football League Cup between August 2011 and April 2012. Assistant manager Sean Dyche became manager in July 2011, following the departure of Malky Mackay. The club's captain for the season was central midfielder John Eustace. Watford's chairman was Graham Taylor, who previously took Watford from the Fourth Division to the First Division as manager. The team was widely tipped for relegation in 2011-12, following the pre-season departures of attacking players Danny Graham, Will Buckley and Don Cowie for a combined total of £4.5million. Following an early run of two wins from the first thirteen league fixtures, Watford's form improved, and the team lost just one of the remaining eleven games in 2011. Watford suffered four defeats in January 2012, and sold Marvin Sordell - then the team's top goalscorer - on the last day of the January transfer window. The team regained its form between February and April, and finished the league season in the top half of the table for the first time in four years. Watford's top scorer was Troy Deeney with 12 goals in all competitions, followed by Sordell with 10. Centre back Adrian Mariappa was voted Watford F.C.