24th July 2012- Friendly, Cork City 0 Watford 2 Gianfranco Zola secured his first win as Watford manager tonight against Cork City, as travelling supporters caught their first glimpses of loanees Steve Leo Beleck and Ikechi Anya. Four-loanees-feature-as-Gianfranco-Zola-secures-first-Watford-win-at-Cork-City-_-Watford-ObserverDownload Watford boss Gianfranco Zola was ‘encouraged’ by Cork City victory
21st July 2012- Friendly, Wealdstone 1 Watford 1 Wealdstone FC Website: Wealdstone began their pre season campaign on Saturday with a very creditable draw against Championship side Watford. Despite missing a number of first team players, most notably last season’s top scorer Richard Jolly, Stones gave a strong account of themselves against Gianfranco Zola’s outfit and will be more than happy with their afternoon’s work in front of a bumper crowd of 1,335. Wealdstone-1-Watford-1-Sat-21-July-2012-Wealdstone-FC-Supporters-ClubDownload
17th July 2012- Friendly, Boreham Wood 1 Watford 1 Borehamwood Times: Boreham Wood secured their third consecutive draw against Football League opposition tonight with a credible 1-1 against Championship outfit Watford. Boreham-Wood-draw-1-1-with-Watford-_-Borehamwood-TimesDownload