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Heurelho da Silva Gomes (born 15 February 1981) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.. He played for Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Watford, having previously made a name for himself at Dutch club PSV Eindhoven.
Watford's most-used goalkeeper is Skilly Williams, who played for the club 341 times between 1913 and 1926. [7] John Barnes and Kenny Jackett share the record for the most international caps won while playing for Watford. Barnes made his first 31 England appearances before transferring from Watford to Liverpool in 1987. [8]
USA international goalkeeper Tony Meola made a solitary Watford appearance in 1990. Academy graduate Sean Murray made his first-team debut at the end of the 2010–11 season . Defender Andrew Taylor scored the first goal of his professional career in 2011, while on loan to Watford from Middlesbrough. [ 6 ]
Watford joined the Football League in 1920, and since then have won the Third Division twice, [n 1] and the Fourth Division once. They have achieved promotion to the top level of English football on four occasions; as runners-up of the Second Division in 1981–82, and winners of the play-off final (often considered the richest game in football ...
Watford Football Club is a professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The team played at several grounds in their early history, including what is now West Herts Sports Club, [3] before moving to Vicarage Road in 1922.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. See also: List of foreign Premier League goalscorers This is a list of foreign players in the Premier League, which commenced play in 1992. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria: Have played at least one Premier League game. Players who were signed by Premier ...
The 2016–17 season was Watford's 136th year in existence and second consecutive season in the Premier League. [1] Watford also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Walter Mazzarri took over as manager following the departure of Quique Sánchez Flores. [2]
Watford had a relatively poor start to the season, losing 7 of their first 13 games, including a heavy 5–1 loss to Derby County F.C. In the subsequent months however, Watford began to win more matches and started to climb the table, rising to hold the 6th position by the end of 2012.