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2011–12 Watford F.C. season
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 history 1975 to date" ). Tony Brown. Statto.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.〕 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. Player of the Season,〔("2011/12 awards: Player of the season" ). Watford Football Club. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.〕 while Sean Murray received the young player award.〔("2011/12 awards: Young player of the season" ). Watford Football Club. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.〕
Off the field, 2011 and 2012 marked a period of transition. Laurence Bassini purchased the club in March 2011, and after the 2010–11 season several senior members of staff left the club, including chief executive Julian Winter and manager Malky Mackay.〔Ellender, Pete (17 September 2011) ("Watford supporters long for a little stability" ). ''When Saturday Comes''. Retrieved 14 July 2012.〕 Bassini himself attracted criticism from some Watford supporters, as well as chairman Graham Taylor, for his reluctance to speak to supporters or the media.〔("Laurence Bassini's no-show disappoints Graham Taylor" ). BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2012.〕 Taylor resigned as chairman at the end of the season,〔("Graham Taylor quits as chairman" ). BBC Sport. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.〕 and in June 2012 a company owned by Giampaolo Pozzo and his family took control of the club.〔("Udinese's Pozzo family complete Watford takeover" ). BBC Sport. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.〕
==Background==
The end of the 2010-11 season signalled the start of a period of change, on and off the pitch. Watford sold the cub's top scorer Danny Graham to newly promoted Swansea City for £3.5m. They also sold Young Player of the season Will Buckley to Brighton & Hove Albion for £1m, and Liam Henderson left on a free transfer to York City. Off the field, Watford's chief executive Julian Winter left the club shortly after the sales of Buckley and Graham, and manager Malky Mackay joined Cardiff City the following week. On 21 June, 20-year-old defender Tom Aldred left on a season long loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Nathan Ellington went on a free transfer to Ipswich Town. Meanwhile on the same day, Craig Forsyth came to Watford from Dundee United and Sean Dyche was appointed as new manager.
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