The Interviewees
A team of volunteers were recruited at the start of the project and with great support from the University of Hertfordshire, oral history training was delivered in April 2017. Once trained the volunteers conducted over 70 interviews with past players, beneficiaries of the Trust’s projects as well as past and present employees of the Trust. All of the interviews were transcribed and proved extremely valuable not only for the commemorative book but also for the museum exhibition and new website. The project has given Watford FC a comprehensive history of its community outreach work as well as capturing its rich heritage in this area. A database of memories has been built up which will prove invaluable as a research resource for future use.
Oral History recordings
Click on the dropdown lists below to hear the stories from the interviewees.
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Adekite Fatuga-Dada - Trust participant and Watford Ladies player
Adekite Fatuga-Dada
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Adrian Mariappa - Current Watford FC player
Adrian Mariappa
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Anthony Burton - Trust project participant
Anthony Burton
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Ben Wells - Current Trust employee
Ben Wells
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Charlie Cayton Ferrero - Trust sponsor
Charlie Cayton Ferrero
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Chris Punt - Former Trust project manager
Chris Punt
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Gloria Pearce - Trust project participant
Gloria Pearce
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Gordon Taylor - Chief Executive, Professional Footballers Association
Gordon Taylor
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Graham Green - Former Trust coach
Graham Green
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Jacob Hutchings - Trust participant
Jacob Hutchings
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Jake Colley - Former Trust participant, (Graham Taylor’s grandson)
Jake Colley
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Jimmy Gilligan - Former WFC player, second Football in the Community Officer
Jimmy Gilligan
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John McDermott - First Football in the Community Officer
John McDermott
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John Salomon - Former Trust coach
John Salomon
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Judith Byford - First Trust PA
Judith Byford
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Julia Bateson - Former Head of Education programmes
Julia Bateson
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Julian Winter - Former Trust Director
Julian Winter
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Kirk Wheeler - Third Football in the Community Officer
Kirk Wheeler
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Lisa Hayhoe - Former Trust Coach
Lisa Hayhoe
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Lucy Tearle - Current Trust employee
Lucy Tearle
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Mark Timmington - Former Trust participant and current Trust employee
Mark Timmington
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Mike Sullivan - Former WFC employee
Mike Sullivan
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Neil Hart - Former Trust employee
Neil Hart
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Nick Cox - Former Trust coach
Nick Cox
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Nick Perchard - Former Trust coach
Nick Perchard
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Oliver Phillips - Former Sports Editor, Watford Observer
Oliver Phillips
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Richard Segalov - Trust supporter
Richard Segalov
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Richard Walker - Head of Communications, Watford FC
Richard Walker
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Rob Smith - Trust Director
Rob Smith
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Simon Macqueen - Trustee
Simon Macqueen
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Stef Palfrey - Former Trust Coach
Stef Palfrey
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Stephen Payne - Trust supporter
Stephen Payne
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Steve Palmer - Former WFC player
Steve Palmer
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Tommy Smith - Former WFC player
Tommy Smith
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Tony Marks - Former WFC Shop Manager
Tony Marks