Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Watford
J-Z
749) Matt Jackson
PNE 4 apps; 0 goals
Watford 6 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 30/03/1991 v Crewe (H) – Won 5-1
692) Nigel Jemson
PNE 41 apps; 10 goals
Watford 4 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 03/05/1986 v Aldershot (A) – Lost 0-4
851) Dominic Ludden
PNE 37 apps; 0 goals
Watford 33 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 08/08/1998 v York (H) – Won 3-0
957) Tamas Priskin
PNE 5 apps; 2 goals
Watford 65 apps; 15 goals
PNE debut 11/03/2008 v Charlton (A) – Won 2-1
808) Stuart Rimmer
PNE 2 apps 0 goals
Watford 10 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 10/12/1994 v Hereford (H) – Won 4-2
807) Allan Smart
PNE 21 apps; 6 goals
Watford 57 apps; 12 goals
PNE debut 264/11/1994 v Chesterfield (A) – Lost 0-1
968) Lee Williamson
PNE 5 apps; 1 goal
Watford 71 apps; 4 goals
PNE debut 04/04/2009 v Bristol City (A) – Drawn 1-1
Player Profile – Dominic Ludden
Dominic James Ludden was born in Basildon on 30 March 1974. He was an England Schoolboy International and later was the Under 18’s captain.
He was signed by Leyton Orient in July 1992 after playing for non-league Billericay Town. He stayed to two seasons and scored once in 58 league appearances. This was to be the only goal the left-back ever scored in the Football League.
In August 1994 Ludden signed for Watford for a fee of £100,000. He made his debut in a 1-1 draw at home to Middlesbrough on 3 September. His debut only lasted 20 minutes as goalkeeper Kevin Miller was sent off for a challenge on Bryan Robson, with Ludden being replaced by Perry Digweed.
His days at Vicarage Road was hampered by injuries to the back and hamstring and could never get a regular first team spot. In four years he made just 37 league appearances, the majority of these was in 1996/97 when he made 20 appearances, but and missed the whole of the 1997/98 season through injury.
In July 1998 Ludden joined Preston on a free transfer and made his debut in a 3-0 win at home to York on the first day of the season on 8 August. He was a substitute and replaced David Eyres. He made 32 appearances during the season as PNE finished the Second Division in fifth position.
The promotion season of 1999/2000 saw Ludden just make 3 league appearances during the season. A groin strain and a niggling stomach injury saw his make his last appearance of the season in a 3-0 League Cup defeat at Sheffield United on 21 September.
Ludden had been replaced in the number three shirt by Rob Edwards and was just restricted to two substitute appearances in 2000/01. His final game was a 2-1 home defeat to Grimsby on 23 December 2000 when he replaced Mark Rankine. In total he hade made 37 league appearances for the Lilywhites.
In July 2001 Ludden joined Halifax but again he was restricted due to injuries, making just 2 appearances in 2001/02. He later joined non-leagu