The 2018–19 season was Watford's 120th year in their history and fourth consecutive season in the Premier League; their 11th-placed finish in the league was their highest to date in the Premier League era. They also participated in the EFL Cup and FA Cup, reaching the final of the latter before losing to Man City.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 RW Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona £11,500,000 1 July 2018 RB Marc Navarro Espanyol Undisclosed 1 July 2018 CB Ben Wilmot Stevenage Undisclosed 2 July 2018 LB Adam Masina Bologna Undisclosed 5 July 2018 GK Ben Foster West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed 5 July 2018 LW Ken Sema Östersunds FK £1,800,000 9 August 2018 CM Domingos Quina West Ham United £1,000,000 10 August 2018 CM Kwasi Sibo Banants Undisclosed 8 January 2019 CF Filip Stuparević Voždovac £2,000,000 23 January 2019 GK Adam Parkes Southampton Undisclosed
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 GK Nathan Gartside Derry City Released 1 July 2018 LW Dennon Lewis Unattached Released 1 July 2018 LB Brandon Mason Coventry City Released 1 July 2018 RB Louis Rogers Unattached Released 1 July 2018 CB Charlie Rowan Queens Park Rangers Released 1 July 2018 LW Max Ryan Unattached Released 1 July 2018 RB David Sesay Crawley Town Released 1 July 2018 CB Connor Stevens Wealdstone Released 1 July 2018 AM Carl Stewart Wingate & Finchley Released 3 July 2018 GK Costel Pantilimon Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 6 July 2018 ST Mauro Zárate Boca Juniors Undisclosed 16 July 2018 LW Nordin Amrabat Al-Nassr £4,000,000 23 July 2018 CM Eduardo Montenegro Envigado Undisclosed 24 July 2018 LW Richarlison Everton £40,000,000 30 July 2018 CB Marian Huja Køge Undisclosed 7 August 2018 CF Harvey Bradbury Oxford United Free transfer 20 August 2018 RB Brice Dja Djédjé Ankaragücü Undisclosed 21 December 2018 CB Younès Kaboul Unattached Mutual consent 7 January 2019 CF Jubril Adedeji Køge Free transfer 15 January 2019 LW Dion Pereira Atlanta United Undisclosed 18 January 2019 LW Randell Williams Exeter City Free transfer
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 11 July 2018 CF Luis Suárez Gimnàstic de Tarragona 31 May 2019 18 July 2018 CM Jaime Alvarado Hércules 31 May 2019 20 July 2018 CF Juan Camilo Becerra Teruel 31 May 2019 23 July 2018 RW Dodi Lukebakio Fortuna Düsseldorf 31 May 2019 24 July 2018 CF Harvey Bradbury Hungerford Town 18 August 2018 25 July 2018 CB Tommie Hoban Aberdeen 31 May 2019 25 July 2018 CF Jerome Sinclair Sunderland 10 January 2019 27 July 2018 LW Randell Williams Wycombe Wanderers 2 January 2019 30 July 2018 AM Matheus Santana Ejea 31 May 2019 8 August 2018 GK Daniel Bachmann Kilmarnock 31 May 2019 9 August 2018 CF Alex Jakubiak Bristol Rovers 31 May 2019 10 August 2018 LB Pervis Estupiñán Mallorca 31 May 2019 22 August 2018 CF Matheus Aias Mirandés 31 May 2019 23 August 2018 RB Kingsley Fobi UD Ibiza 31 May 2019 23 August 2018 RB Dimitri Foulquier Getafe 31 May 2019 23 August 2018 CF Obbi Oularé Standard Liège 31 May 2019 27 August 2018 CB Williams Velásquez Sabadell 31 December 2018 31 August 2018 CM Sulayman Marreh Eupen 31 May 2019 27 December 2018 CB Jorge Segura Atlas 31 May 2019 1 January 2019 GK Sam Howes Eastbourne Borough February 2019 1 January 2019 CB Williams Velásquez JEF United Chiba 2 January 2020 5 January 2019 RB Andrew Eleftheriou Braintree Town 31 May 2019 8 January 2019 CF Stefano Okaka Udinese 30 June 2019 10 January 2019 LB Marvin Zeegelaar Udinese 30 June 2019 31 January 2019 DF Ashley Charles Barnet 30 June 2019 31 January 2019 FW Michael Folivi AFC Wimbledon 30 June 2019 31 January 2019 CF Jerome Sinclair Oxford United 30 June 2019 31 January 2019 CB Ben Wilmot Udinese 30 June 2019
Friendlies Watford confirmed pre-season friendlies with 1. FC Köln, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Stevenage, Brentford and Sampdoria.
Competitions Premier League
League table
Results by matchday
Matches On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019. The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw. The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 18 February by Darren Fletcher & Wayne Bridge.
EFL Cup The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
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