The 2013-14 campaign saw Watford, under a mid-season change of command from Gianfranco Zola to Giuseppe Sannino, ultimately finish 13th in the Championship. The season belonged to their talismanic striker Troy Deeney, whose phenomenal 24 league goals made him a standout star and earned him the Player of the Season award. This historic haul saw Deeney become the first player since 1961 to net 20 or more league goals in consecutive seasons, providing a beacon of brilliance in a turbulent year defined by the continued, heavily-criticized influx of Pozzo-era loan players.