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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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• Profile: John Barnes - Watford FC, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 23rd June 2010

  John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born English football manager and former player who is widely regarded as one of the best wingers in the history of English football. His most recent managerial post was at English League One club, Tranmere Rovers. During his playing career, he had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times, a record for a black player. He ended his playing career at Charlton Athletic in 1999. After retiring as a player, he became Head-coach of Celtic for a short time, working alongside Kenny Dalglish. Barnes took over as manager of the Jamaica national team on

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• Championship Fixture List 2010 - 2011 for Watford FC, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 23rd June 2010

      Saturday, August 7 2010 Norwich City - Watford (15.00)   Saturday, August 14 2010 Watford - Coventry City (15.00)   Saturday, August 21 2010 Hull City - Watford (15.00)   Saturday, August 28 2010 Watford - Leeds United (15.00)     Saturday, September 11 2010 Watford - Doncaster Rovers (15.00)   Tuesday, September 14 2010 Bristol City - Watford (19.45)   Saturday, September 18 2010 Millwall - Watford (15.00)   Saturday, September 25 2010 Watford - Middlesbrough (15.00)   Tuesday, September 28 2010 Watford - Swansea C

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• Sir Elton John & Watford FC, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 23rd June 2010

  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. He has worked with his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. In his four-decade career, John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" has sold over 37 million copies, becoming the best selling single of all time. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 U.S. albums, 56 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. He has won five Grammy awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Aw

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• History of Watford FC, Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 23rd June 2010

  History of Watford F.C. See also: List of Watford F.C. seasons and Watford F.C. season 2009–10 Watford Football Club were formed in 1881 as Watford Rovers, who played their first home games at a pitch in Cassiobury Park, before moving to Vicarage Meadow and later Market Street in Watford. They first competed in the FA Cup in the 1886–87 season, and in 1889 they won the County Cup for the first time. In 1893, Watford Rovers became West Hertfordshire and joined the Southern Football League in 1896, becoming professional a year later. West Hertfordshire merged with Watford St Mary's in 1898 to become Watford Football Club. In the same year the club moved to a ground in Cassio Road. Pressure from the owner to move eventually

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• Saracens to leave vicarage Road? Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 22nd June 2010

  Watford have activated a clause in their agreement with Saracens which could mean the rugby union club leave Vicarage Road next year. Saracens have been playing their home matches at the Hornets' ground since 1997 and the current arrangement between the clubs was due to have run until 2017. But Watford have implemented a break clause as they want to find "a new long-term solution to their lease agreement". "The action we've taken means that Saracens would leave Vicarage Road Stadium on 1 June 2011," said Watford's chief executive officer Julian Winter. "However, the football club has also agreed to a three-month period of extended negotiation to enable Saracens time to decide upon their preferred future home, one of which could s

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• New song for Vicarage Road Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 22nd June 2010

  Watford fans now have their own anthem. "Vicarage Road" was produced earlier this year by Peter Lennon and Mick Flinn. Peter said : "The two of us are hoping that Watford FC will endorse the song as the club's pre-match warm.up tune. It's so catchy that all the fans will be whistling it down Vicarage Road for years to come."The football club need to adopt something for the coming season. I think our song will be ideal. Mick and I are always doing songs together. We thought as the time was right with Watford getting back into the top flight, they needed some­thing to celebrate."

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• Harry The Hornet - Mascot of Watford FC Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 22nd June 2010

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• Watford Football Club Kit Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 22nd June 2010

  Watford's kit and badge have changed considerably over the course of their history. In their early history, the club's kit featured various combinations of red, green and yellow stripes, before a new colour scheme of black and white was adopted for the 1909–10 season. These colours were retained until the 1920s, when the club introduced an all-blue shirt. Up until 1959 the team was known as "The Blues".[7][14] After a change of colours to gold shirts & black shorts, the teams nickname was changed to The Hornets, after a popular vote via the supporters club. The next major change came in 1976, when the colour was changed from gold to yellow, and the first of several kits featuring yellow, black and red was introduced, a colour

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• About Vicarage Road Vicarage Road, Watford Hertfordshire England

  Published: 22nd June 2010

  Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. A four stand all-seater stadium, its capacity is 19,920. It has been the home of Watford since 1922, when the club moved from a ground on Watford's Cassio Road. The ground was officially opened by Col. Charles Healey of Benskins Brewery for the visit of Millwall on August 30, 1922. Watford temporarily had to sell the stadium in 2003. However, after a campaign entitled 'Let's Buy Back The Vic' with donations coming from fans, as well as celebrity former owner Elton John donating the entire proceeds of a concert held at the venue, the club was able to repurchase the stadium in 2005 for &p

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