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In June 2012, he and his father acquired Watford from previous owner Laurence Bassini. [12] Pozzo became the sole owner in 2014. [13]Pozzo is often found at the training grounds and has been known to monitor all players through GPS devices that track the players' performance data while in training. [7]
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.
Giampaolo Pozzo (born 25 May 1941) is an Italian businessman, currently the owner of Udinese in Italy. His son Gino is the owner of Watford in England. [ 1 ] Pozzo sold the family business, tool maker Freud, to Robert Bosch in 2008.
Graham Taylor led Watford to their highest ever league position in 1983.. Watford Football Club are an English association football club, based in Watford, Hertfordshire.As of 2022, the team competes in the EFL Championship, the second-highest level of the English football league system.
Owner(s) Estimated combined net worth Source of wealth Arsenal (more information) Stan Kroenke [1] $16.9B [2] Commercial property Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Walmart: Aston Villa (more information) V Sports [3] $10.3B [4] [5] Investment and Industry Fortress Investment Group Comcast [6] Bournemouth: William P. Foley [7] $2.0B [8] Fidelity ...
Following Watford's defeat to Crystal Palace in the 2013 Football League Championship play-off final, Bassini sent a series of gloating texts to local newspaper Watford Observer, reveling in his joy at their loss. [11] [12] In July 2013, The High Court ordered his company Watford Leisure Limited be placed in liquidation. [13]
Watford remained in the Third Division South for the next 37 years, and experienced scarce success. Fred Pagnam finished as the Division's top scorer in 1922–23, [4] the club reached the final of the Third Division South Cup in 1935 and 1937 (winning on the latter occasion), [5] and Len Dunderdale scored 21 goals for Watford in 1938–39 despite leaving midway through the season. [6]
Graham Simpson (born 27 July 1946) is an English businessman and the former chairman of English football club Watford.. Simpson joined the Watford board in November 1999. He became Executive Chairman of Watford and Watford Leisure plc in September 2002.