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• Player Profile: Alec Chamberlain, Watford FC, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 30th June 2010

  Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain (born June 20, 1964) is a former English goalkeeper currently employed by Watford as the club's goalkeeping coach. He made 788 league appearances during his 25-year playing career, the final 11 years and 247 appearances of which were with Watford. Career Chamberlain started his career at Ipswich as a trainee, but didn't make a single appearance for the club, moving to Colchester in 1982. He spent 5 years at Layer Road before joining Everton for £80,000. However, the then 23-year old was unable to displace established Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall, and his only appearances in the 1987-88 season were during a loan spell at Tranmere. Chamberlain signed for Luton Town in the summer of 1988 whilst liv

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• Expected signing for Watford FC, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 30th June 2010

  Watford are expected to complete the signing of Carlisle United’s Tom Aldred after the highly-rated centre back was understood to have had a medical with the club this morning. Aldred has only made four starts for United but the 6ft 2 defender impressed during his short stint in the side. The 19-year-old is out of contract at Carlisle and rejected their one-year extension because his agent claimed it was a “poor contract” and“lacked incentives”. This means Watford and Carlisle could end up going to a Football League tribunal once again should a deal be completed as expected - a year after the Hornets were stung for failing to agree a deal for striker Danny Graham. Bolton-born Aldred, who is a Scotland Under

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• Saracens to play three matches in the first month of the 2010/11 season at Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 29th June 2010

  Saracens will face London Irish at Twickenham in their opening game of the 2010/11 season. Sarries will travel to the home of English rugby on Saturday, September 4 to take on Irish as part of the London Double Header, which will also see Wasps face Harlequins. Sale Sharks, Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers will all travel to Vicarage Road in the first month of the season and the Men in Black will be at home to Wasps on Boxing Day. The last match of the season will be away to Harlequin on May 7. A full fixture list can be seen below, although most of the dates and times are yet to be confirmed. September 2010 4 v London Irish (A) – Twickenham 10/11/12 v Sale Sharks (H) 17/18/19 v Leeds Carnegie (A) 24/25/26 v Northampton

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• Lord Ashcroft loans another £500,000 to Watford FC, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 29th June 2010

  Watford's major shareholder Lord Ashcroft has loaned the club another £500,000. The deputy chairman of the Conservative party has loaned the football club the money to “assist with the working capital requirements of the business” as the Hornets wait to conclude the pending bonds issue. Watford's chief executive Julian Winter has stated on a number of occasions that Lord Ashcroft is willing to loan the club money until the bond issue is complete. Lord Aschroft owns a 37.16 per cent stake in parent company Watford Leisure Plc through Fordwat Limited and has now loaned the club more than £6.5m. That money will be cancelled out when the £10.142m bond issue with detachable warrants is completed in the coming

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• Watford Football Club's Community Sports and Education Trust, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 25th June 2010

  Watford Football Club's Community Sports and Education Trust and Harrow Council announced today the news that their plans and proposals for the re-development of Cedars Youth and Community Centre have now been approved. In a statement on the club website the club expects work on the project to start on site in late 2010 and are now preparing to appoint an appropriate contractor to carry out the work. Cllr Mitzi Green, Portfolio Holder for Children's Services on Harrow Council, said: "This is excellent news for people of all ages in Harrow Weald but in particular a huge boost for young people in the area. We couldn't have done this without the help of Watford FC. "Residents have played a key role, working with the council and Watfor

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• 29th May 2010 Concert has Watford fans in raptures, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 25th June 2010

  ROCK superstar Elton John enthralled thousands of Watford fans who packed into Vicarage Road stadium on the 29th May 2010, with a thrilling and energetic performance. Sir Elton, Watford Football Club's life president, gave a comprehensive repertoire of his best known songs in a concert to help the club he has loved since boyhood buy players. The crowd, most displaying their loyalty by dressing in yellow, roared their approval as he unbuttoned his black and yellow spangled jacket to reveal a club shirt underneath. Taking his place at a Yamaha grand piano at 8.20pm, the singer set a frenetic pace from the start with two Seventies songs, Love Lies Bleeding and Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting, and within minutes delighted fans were

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• Manager Profile: Malky Mackay, Watford FC, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 25th June 2010

  Malcolm George "Malky" Mackay (born 19 February 1972, in Bellshill) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a central defender. During his career Mackay played for Queen's Park, Celtic, Norwich City, West Ham and finally Watford, where he is currently employed as manager. He also played three times for the Scottish national football team.   Club career Early career Mackay began his career in his native Scotland, coming through the youth ranks of Queen's Park, before joining Scottish giants Celtic in the summer of 1993. He made 46 appearances in 5 years with the Glasgow club, and in September 1998 moved to England, joining Norwich City for a fee of £350,000 after a one-game loan spell. Norwich City

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• Manager Profile: Aidy Boothroyd, Watford FC, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 24th June 2010

  Adrian Neil "Aidy" Boothroyd (born 8 February 1971 in Baildon, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former footballer and is currently manager of Coventry City. He was manager of Watford of the Championship until 3 November 2008. At the time of his departure, he was the youngest and the second longest serving manager in the division.   Playing career As a player Boothroyd was a lower division full back, who played for Huddersfield Town, Bristol Rovers, Hearts, Mansfield Town and Peterborough United. His playing career ended at the premature age of 26 due to injury. Coaching career After ending his playing career at Peterborough United, Boothroyd was appointed coach of the Under 17, Under 19 and reserve teams a

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• Manager Profile: Graham Taylor - Watford FC, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 24th June 2010

  Graham Taylor OBE (born 15 September 1944, Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player. He is best known as the manager of the England national football team, as well as being manager of Watford, a club he took from the Fourth Division to the First in the space of five years, then from bottom of the second division to the Premier League in two seasons two decades later. Taylor grew up in the industrial steel town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, a town with which he still has many connections and regards as his hometown. The son of a sports journalist with The Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph, Graham found his love of football in the stands of the "Old Show Ground" watching Scunthorpe United, a team he still su

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• Profile: Luther Blissett - Watford FC, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 24th June 2010

  Luther Loide Blissett (born 1 February 1958) is a former professional footballer and manager. Blissett played as a striker for, amongst others, Watford, A.C. Milan and England during the 1980s and '90s.   Club career Born in Falmouth, Jamaica, Blissett began his career with Watford as an apprentice on leaving school in the summer of 1974. He turned professional for the 1975-76 season, making three appaearances in the Football League Fourth Division and scoring one goal. Four goalless appearances came in the 1976-77 season, before he broke into the first team under new manager Graham Taylor in 1977-78, when his six goals in 33 games helped Watford win promotion to the Football League Third Division. 21 goals the foll

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