During the 2006–07 English football season, Watford F.C.

Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...

 competed in the FA Premier League

FA Premier League

The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...

, after being promoted from the Football League Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

 last season. Watford were relegated after only one season in the top-flight.

Watford were involved in the setting of several Premier League records during the season: when Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

 keeper Paul Robinson accidentally scored for Spurs from a long free-kick that bounced over Ben Foster

Ben Foster (footballer)

Benjamin Anthony "Ben" Foster is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion, on loan from Birmingham City, and internationally for the England national team.-Stoke City:...

's head, he became only the third keeper to score in the Premier League (the other two being Peter Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel

Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993...

 and Brad Friedel

Brad Friedel

Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....

); and when Alec Chamberlain

Alec Chamberlain

Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain 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...

 (born in 1964) came on a substitute in a Premier League match, he became the oldest player to appear in the Premier League.

Squad

Left club during season

Starting 11

Only considering Premiership starts

• GK: #26,   Ben Foster
  Ben Foster (footballer)
  Benjamin Anthony "Ben" Foster is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion, on loan from Birmingham City, and internationally for the England national team.-Stoke City:...
  
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• RB: #12,   Lloyd Doyley
  Lloyd Doyley
  Lloyd Colin Doyley is an English footballer who plays for Watford as a defender. He is primarily a right-back, but can also play as a centre-back and left-back. He is the longest-serving current player for the Hornets, and is contracted until 2012.- Watford : Doyley was born in Whitechapel, London...
  
  , 17 (#23,   Adrian Mariappa
  Adrian Mariappa
  Adrian "Aidy" Joseph Mariappa is an association football player. Born in England, and of Fijian descent, Mariappa plays as a defender for Watford in the Football League Championship. He progressed through Watford's youth academy, and has spent his entire professional career at the club...
  
  , also has 17 starts)
• CB: #6,   Jay DeMerit
  Jay DeMerit
  Jay Michael DeMerit is an American soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer, and for the United States national team...
  
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• CB: #17,   Danny Shittu
  Danny Shittu
  Daniel Olusola "Danny" Shittu is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers."Olusola" is a nickname for the Yoruba name "Oluwanisola" .-Early career:...
  
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• LB: #3,   Jordan Stewart
  Jordan Stewart
  Jordan Barrington Stewart is an English footballer, who currently plays for Millwall in the Football League Championship. He plays either as a left-back or left-winger, and if required, can play at centre-back....
  
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• RM: #18,   Hameur Bouazza
  Hameur Bouazza
  Hamer Bouazza , first name sometimes misspelled as Hameur, is an Algerian footballer who currently plays for Millwall in the Football League Championship. He usually plays as a left winger, but can also play on the right....
  
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• CM: #7,   Damien Francis
  Damien Francis
  Damien Jerome Francis is a retired Jamaican international footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.-Early career:As a child Francis followed Wimbledon, and was a ball boy at their ground...
  
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• CM: #8,   Gavin Mahon
  Gavin Mahon
  Gavin Andrew Mahon is an English footballer who is currently under contract at League One club Notts County.-Career:...
  
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• LM: #15,   Ashley Young, 20
• CF: #29,   Tommy Smith, 32
• CF: #10,   Darius Henderson
  Darius Henderson
  Darius Alexis Henderson is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Millwall.-Reading:...
  
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