Carlisle joins Watford from Leeds
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Watford have beaten off competition from Stoke to sign central defender Clarke Carlisle from Leeds.
Leeds accepted £100,000 from both clubs, but the Hornets clinched a three-year deal for the 25-year-old.
Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd told the club website: "He is exactly the type of defender I wanted." Carlisle joined Leeds on a free transfer from QPR last season and made 38 appearances before returning south after one season.