Buckley short-listed for award

Winger Will Buckley heads the list as Watford have been nominated for three Football League awards.

Buckley has enjoyed a fine first full season for the Hornets and his four goals have seen him nominated for the npower Championship young player of the year along with Ipswich’s Connor Wickham and Norwich’s on-loan Arsenal man and former Hornet Henri Lansbury.

The club have also been nominated for the EA Sports outstanding team performance award for the 6-1 win at Millwall in September, while young full-back Adam Thompson is in the running for the Championship apprentice of the year.