The City Ground

WATFORD

Country:: England
Current Tier:: 2
Founded:: 1881
Official Site:: http://www.watfordfc.com
Wikipedia:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watford_F.C.

Grounds:: Vicarage Road

COMPETITIVE RECORDS
Most goals scored: 7
7-3 (Wed Nov 10, 1982 Home, League Cup)

Biggest Winning Margin: 4
7-3 (Wed Nov 10, 1982 Home, League Cup)
5-1 (Mon May 07, 1984 Home, League Tier 1)

Most Goals Conceded: 4
1-4 (Tue Oct 28, 1980 Away, League Cup)
2-4 (Tue Aug 18, 2009 Home, League Tier 2)

Biggest Losing Margin: 3
1-4 (Tue Oct 28, 1980 Away, League Cup)
0-3 (Tue Apr 03, 2001 Away, League Tier 2)
0-3 (Sat Jan 26, 2013 Home, League Tier 2)

Highest Attendance Home:: 32,438 (Wed Jan 17, 1979, League Cup)
Highest Attendance Away:: 27,656 (Tue Jan 30, 1979, League Cup)
Knocked Them Out Of Cups:: 3 time(s)
Knocked Us Out Of Cups:: 3 time(s)

TOP SCORERS AGAINST WATFORD

8 goals:: Garry Birtles (10 games from 1976-87)
5 goals:: Ian Bowyer (13 games from 1973-87)
4 goals:: Peter Davenport (5 games from 1981-86)
3 goals:: Andy Reid (13 games from 1999-16)
: Nigel Clough (7 games from 1984-05)

TOP SCORERS FOR WATFORD

5 goals:: Matej Vydra (4 games)
: Ross Jenkins (6 games)
4 goals:: Luther Blissett (11 games)
3 goals:: Heidar Helguson (9 games)
: Odion Ighalo (3 games)

HAT TRICKS

Hat Tricks Scored By Us

No hat tricks scored

Scored By Watford

Ross Jenkins:: Oct 28, 1980 (League Cup)

SUMMARY OF GAMES AGAINST WATFORD

			Overall						Home						Away
Game	First Game	Last Game	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A
COMPETITIVE
League Tier 1	Sep 18, 1982	Jan 23, 1988	12	5	5	2	20	13	6	4	2	-	13	5	6	1	3	2	7	8
League Tier 2	Jan 03, 1994	Mar 06, 2021	28	8	10	10	30	38	14	4	4	6	16	22	14	4	6	4	14	16
League Tier 3	Oct 29, 1949	Mar 17, 1951	4	1	1	2	3	4	2	1	-	1	2	2	2	-	1	1	1	2
Playoffs
FA Cup	Jan 05, 1946	Jan 30, 2016	5	1	2	2	5	4	2	-	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	-	4	1
League Cup	Jan 17, 1979	Nov 10, 1982	4	2	1	1	11	8	2	2	-	-	10	4	2	-	1	1	1	4
European Cup
Fairs Cup
UEFA Cup
Super Cup
Intercontinental Cup
Full Members Cup
EFL Trophy
Charity Shield
Anglo-Scottish Cup
Anglo-Italian Cup
TOTAL (COMPETITIVE)	Jan 05, 1946	Mar 06, 2021	53	17	19	17	69	67	26	11	7	8	42	35	26	6	12	8	27	31

NON-COMPETITIVE
Friendly	Mar 02, 1961	Mar 02, 1961	1	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	1
Pre-Season Friendly	Jul 31, 1972	Jul 31, 1972	1	1	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	2	1
TOTAL (NON COMPETITIVE)	Mar 02, 1961	Jul 31, 1972	2	1	1	-	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	1	-	3	2

TOTAL (OVERALL)	Jan 05, 1946	Mar 06, 2021	55	18	20	17	72	69	26	11	7	8	42	35	28	7	13	8	30	33

COMPETITIVE GAMES AGAINST WATFORD SINCE:

	Overall
Statistic	Last Game	H/A	Score	Num Games	Time
GAMES
Last game	Mar 06, 2021	A	0-1	0	3 years, 8 months, 14 days
Last win	Jan 30, 2014	H	4-2	5	10 years, 9 months, 21 days
Last draw	Dec 02, 2020	H	0-0	1	3 years, 11 months, 18 days
Last loss	Mar 06, 2021	A	0-1	0	3 years, 8 months, 14 days
Scored	Apr 15, 2015	H	1-3	3	9 years, 7 months, 5 days
Did not score	Mar 06, 2021	A	0-1	0	3 years, 8 months, 14 days
Clean sheet	Dec 02, 2020	H	0-0	1	3 years, 11 months, 18 days
MISC GOALS
We scored an own goal	May 07, 1984	H	5-1	38	40 years, 6 months, 13 days
Opponent scored an own goal	Jan 16, 1946	N	0-1	50	78 years, 10 months, 4 days
Scored penalty	Aug 19, 1987	H	1-0	31	37 years, 3 months, 1 day
Missed penalty	-	-	-	-	-
Conceded penalty	Oct 21, 2014	A	2-2	4	10 years, 30 days
Saved penalty	Sep 18, 1982	H	2-0	42	42 years, 2 months, 2 days
Scored hat-trick	-	-	-	-	-
Conceded hat-trick	Oct 28, 1980	A	1-4	43	44 years, 23 days
DISCIPLINE
Red card	Apr 15, 2015	H	1-3	3	9 years, 7 months, 5 days
Opponent Red card	Dec 10, 1983	A	2-3	39	40 years, 11 months, 10 days

	Home		Away
Statistic	Last Game	Score	Num Games	Time	Last Game	Score	Num Games	Time
GAMES
Last game	Dec 02, 2020	0-0	0	3 years, 11 months, 18 days	Mar 06, 2021	0-1	0	3 years, 8 months, 14 days
Last win	Jan 30, 2014	4-2	3	10 years, 9 months, 21 days	Sep 24, 2011	1-0	4	13 years, 1 month, 27 days
Last draw	Dec 02, 2020	0-0	0	3 years, 11 months, 18 days	Oct 21, 2014	2-2	1	10 years, 30 days
Last loss	Jan 30, 2016	0-1	1	8 years, 9 months, 21 days	Mar 06, 2021	0-1	0	3 years, 8 months, 14 days
Scored	Apr 15, 2015	1-3	2	9 years, 7 months, 5 days	Oct 21, 2014	2-2	1	10 years, 30 days
Did not score	Dec 02, 2020	0-0	0	3 years, 11 months, 18 days	Mar 06, 2021	0-1	0	3 years, 8 months, 14 days
Clean sheet	Dec 02, 2020	0-0	0	3 years, 11 months, 18 days	Sep 24, 2011	1-0	4	13 years, 1 month, 27 days
MISC GOALS
We scored an own goal	May 07, 1984	5-1	19	40 years, 6 months, 13 days		-		0 days
Opponent scored an own goal	Jan 05, 1946	1-1	25	78 years, 10 months, 15 days		-		0 days
Scored penalty	Aug 19, 1987	1-0	15	37 years, 3 months, 1 day		-		0 days
Missed penalty	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conceded penalty		-		0 days	Oct 21, 2014	2-2	1	10 years, 30 days
Saved penalty	Sep 18, 1982	2-0	21	42 years, 2 months, 2 days		-		0 days
Scored hat-trick	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conceded hat-trick		-		0 days	Oct 28, 1980	1-4	21	44 years, 23 days
DISCIPLINE
Red card	Apr 15, 2015	1-3	2	9 years, 7 months, 5 days	Dec 22, 2012	0-2	3	11 years, 10 months, 29 days
Opponent Red card		-		0 days	Dec 10, 1983	2-3	19	40 years, 11 months, 10 days

TRANSFERS BETWEEN FOREST AND WATFORD

Bought (5) - £14,000,500			Loan In (3)			Sold (7) - £858,000			Loan Out (1)
Date	Player	Fee	Date	Player	Until	Date	Player	Fee	Date	Player	Until
	Harold Bulling		Feb 2008	Will Hoskins	Feb 2008	Jun 1997	Jason Lee	£200,000	Jul 2005	Marlon King
May 1921	Peter Ronald	£500	Jan 2018	Costel Pantilimon	May 2018		Marlon King	£500,000
Feb 2018	Ben Watson		Aug 2021	Philip Zinckernagel	May 2022		Paul Wilkinson
Jul 2018	Costel Pantilimon					1906	Tom Niblo
Aug 2022	Emmanuel Dennis	£14,000,000				Aug 2011	Joe Garner	£158,000
						Jul 2013	Lewis McGugan
						Feb 2024	James Clarridge

ALL GAMES AGAINST WATFORD (Competitive: 53, Other: 2)

#	Date	Season	Game	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
53	Sat Mar 06, 2021	2020-21	League Tier 2	A	0-1	0
52	Wed Dec 02, 2020		League Tier 2	H	0-0	0
51	Sat Jan 30, 2016	2015-16	FA Cup (4)	H	0-1	24,703
50	Wed Apr 15, 2015	2014-15	League Tier 2	H	1-3	20,723	Gardner (72')
49	Tue Oct 21, 2014		League Tier 2	A	2-2	16,095	Antonio (31', 67')
48	Thu Jan 30, 2014	2013-14	League Tier 2	H	4-2	18,510	Cox (58', 90'), Henderson (73'), Mackie (82')
47	Sun Aug 25, 2013		League Tier 2	A	1-1	16,242	Reid (6')
46	Sat Jan 26, 2013	2012-13	League Tier 2	H	0-3	20,732
45	Sat Dec 22, 2012		League Tier 2	A	0-2	15,143
44	Sat Feb 11, 2012	2011-12	League Tier 2	H	1-1	21,712	McCleary (19')
43	Sat Sep 24, 2011		League Tier 2	A	1-0	11,437	Miller (61')
42	Sat Feb 05, 2011	2010-11	League Tier 2	H	1-0	23,393	Tudgay (1')
41	Sat Nov 06, 2010		League Tier 2	A	1-1	14,708	McGugan (20')
40	Sat Dec 26, 2009	2009-10	League Tier 2	A	0-0	17,086
39	Tue Aug 18, 2009		League Tier 2	H	2-4	19,232	Blackstock (45'), Adebola (87')
38	Tue Mar 10, 2009	2008-09	League Tier 2	A	1-2	14,730	Thornhill (17')
37	Sat Aug 23, 2008		League Tier 2	H	3-2	20,005	Martin (10'), Earnshaw (35'), Tyson (69')
36	Tue Mar 08, 2005	2004-05	League Tier 2	A	2-0	12,118	Commons (45', 79')
35	Sat Oct 30, 2004		League Tier 2	H	1-2	24,473	Reid (45')
34	Sat Dec 06, 2003	2003-04	League Tier 2	A	1-1	14,988	Reid (89')
33	Sat Nov 08, 2003		League Tier 2	H	1-1	21,229	Bopp (54')
32	Sat Mar 01, 2003	2002-03	League Tier 2	A	1-1	17,934	Huckerby (66')
31	Sat Sep 14, 2002		League Tier 2	H	0-1	17,865
30	Sat Dec 01, 2001	2001-02	League Tier 2	H	0-0	24,015
29	Tue Oct 23, 2001		League Tier 2	A	2-1	16,355	Johnson (61'), John (82')
28	Tue Apr 03, 2001	2000-01	League Tier 2	A	0-3	13,651
27	Sat Oct 21, 2000		League Tier 2	H	0-2	20,064
26	Wed Mar 30, 1994	1993-94	League Tier 2	H	2-1	23,044	Stone (4'), Webb (43')
25	Mon Jan 03, 1994		League Tier 2	A	2-1	5,536	Gemmill (?), Cooper (58')
24	Sun Feb 19, 1989	1988-89	FA Cup (5)	A	3-0	8,044	Webb (39'), Chapman (79'), Laws (88')
23	Sat Jan 23, 1988	1987-88	League Tier 1	A	0-0	13,158
22	Wed Aug 19, 1987		League Tier 1	H	1-0	14,527	Pearce (25' pen)
21	Sat Feb 07, 1987	1986-87	League Tier 1	A	1-1	15,173	Birtles (51')
20	Sat Aug 30, 1986		League Tier 1	H	1-1	14,723	Bowyer (27')
19	Mon Apr 21, 1986	1985-86	League Tier 1	A	1-1	11,510	Clough (21')
18	Sat Sep 21, 1985		League Tier 1	H	3-2	12,921	Campbell (?), Davenport (?), Clough (27')
17	Sat May 04, 1985	1984-85	League Tier 1	H	1-1	12,649	Clough (86')
16	Sat Dec 01, 1984		League Tier 1	A	0-2	17,758
15	Mon May 07, 1984	1983-84	League Tier 1	H	5-1	13,732	Paul Atkinson (3' OG), Hodge (11'), Davenport (22', 54'), Bowyer (60')
14	Sat Dec 10, 1983		League Tier 1	A	2-3	14,047	Birtles (15', 49')
13	Sat Apr 16, 1983	1982-83	League Tier 1	A	3-1	17,537	Bowyer (47'), Davenport (56'), Hodge (69')
12	Wed Nov 10, 1982		League Cup (3)	H	7-3	14,973	Young (25'), Proctor (33', 77'), Birtles (40', 44'), Bowyer (67', 84')
11	Sat Sep 18, 1982		League Tier 1	H	2-0	11,550	Walsh (20'), Birtles (75')
10	Tue Oct 28, 1980	1980-81	League Cup (4)	A	1-4	22,597	Wallace (74')
9	Tue Jan 30, 1979	1978-79	League Cup (Semi)	A	0-0	27,656
8	Wed Jan 17, 1979		League Cup (Semi)	H	3-1	32,438	Birtles (13', 49'), Robertson (79')
	Mon Jul 31, 1972	1972-73	Pre-Season Friendly	A	2-1	3,280	McIntosh (27'), Buckley (84')
	Thu Mar 02, 1961	1960-61	Friendly	A	1-1	3,340	Rowland (?)
7	Sat Mar 17, 1951	1950-51	League Tier 3	H	2-1	14,944	Scott (?), Collindridge (?)
6	Sat Oct 28, 1950		League Tier 3	A	1-1	14,699	Collindridge (?)
5	Sat Mar 18, 1950	1949-50	League Tier 3	H	0-1	17,368
4	Sat Oct 29, 1949		League Tier 3	A	0-1	17,467
3	Wed Jan 16, 1946	1945-46	FA Cup (3)	N	0-1	6,500
2	Wed Jan 09, 1946		FA Cup (3)	A	1-1	7,008	Barks (42')
1	Sat Jan 05, 1946		FA Cup (3)	H	1-1	15,394	Allen (18')

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories against Watford

Season		Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score
1982-83		Sat Sep 18, 1982	H	2-0		Sat Apr 16, 1983	A	3-1
1993-94		Mon Jan 03, 1994	A	2-1		Wed Mar 30, 1994	H	2-1

Home and away losses against Watford

Season	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
1949-50	Sat Oct 29, 1949	A	0-1	Sat Mar 18, 1950	H	0-1
2000-01	Sat Oct 21, 2000	H	0-2	Tue Apr 03, 2001	A	0-3
2012-13	Sat Dec 22, 2012	A	0-2	Sat Jan 26, 2013	H	0-3

WATFORD'S LEAGUE HISTORY

Season	Division	Club	Position	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Notes
1920-21	3	Watford	6	42	20	8	14	59	44	48
1921-22	3S	Watford	7	42	13	18	11	54	48	44
1922-23	3S	Watford	10	42	17	10	15	57	54	44
1923-24	3S	Watford	20	42	9	15	18	45	54	33
1924-25	3S	Watford	11	42	17	9	16	38	47	43
1925-26	3S	Watford	15	42	15	9	18	73	89	39
1926-27	3S	Watford	21	42	12	8	22	57	87	32	Re-elected
1927-28	3S	Watford	15	42	14	10	18	68	78	38
1928-29	3S	Watford	8	42	19	10	13	79	74	48
1929-30	3S	Watford	15	42	15	8	19	60	73	38
1930-31	3S	Watford	18	42	14	7	21	72	75	35
1931-32	3S	Watford	11	42	19	8	15	81	79	46
1932-33	3S	Watford	11	42	16	12	14	66	63	44
1933-34	3S	Watford	15	42	15	7	20	71	63	37
1934-35	3S	Watford	6	42	19	9	14	76	49	47
1935-36	3S	Watford	5	42	20	9	13	80	54	49
1936-37	3S	Watford	4	42	19	11	12	85	60	49
1937-38	3S	Watford	4	42	21	11	10	73	43	53
1938-39	3S	Watford	4	42	17	12	13	62	51	46
1939-40	3S	Watford	17	3	0	2	1	4	5	2
1946-47	3S	Watford	16	42	17	5	20	61	76	39
1947-48	3S	Watford	15	42	14	10	18	57	79	38
1948-49	3S	Watford	17	42	10	15	17	41	54	35
1949-50	3S	Watford	6	42	16	13	13	45	35	45
1950-51	3S	Watford	23	46	9	11	26	54	88	29	Re-elected
1951-52	3S	Watford	21	46	13	10	23	57	81	36
1952-53	3S	Watford	10	46	15	17	14	62	63	47
1953-54	3S	Watford	4	46	21	10	15	85	69	52
1954-55	3S	Watford	7	46	18	14	14	71	62	50
1955-56	3S	Watford	21	46	13	11	22	52	85	37
1956-57	3S	Watford	11	46	18	10	18	72	75	46
1957-58	3S	Watford	16	46	13	16	17	59	77	42	Moved to the new Division 4
1958-59	4	Watford	15	46	16	10	20	81	79	42
1959-60	4	Watford	4	46	24	9	13	92	67	57	Promoted
1960-61	3	Watford	4	46	20	12	14	85	72	52
1961-62	3	Watford	17	46	14	13	19	63	74	41
1962-63	3	Watford	17	46	17	8	21	82	85	42
1963-64	3	Watford	3	46	23	12	11	79	59	58
1964-65	3	Watford	9	46	17	16	13	71	64	50
1965-66	3	Watford	12	46	17	13	16	55	51	47
1966-67	3	Watford	3	46	20	14	12	61	46	54
1967-68	3	Watford	6	46	21	8	17	74	50	50
1968-69	3	Watford	1	46	27	10	9	74	34	64	Promoted as Champions
1969-70	2	Watford	19	42	9	13	20	44	57	31
1970-71	2	Watford	18	42	10	13	19	38	60	33
1971-72	2	Watford	22	42	5	9	28	24	75	19	Relegated
1972-73	3	Watford	19	46	12	17	17	43	48	41
1973-74	3	Watford	7	46	19	12	15	64	56	50
1974-75	3	Watford	23	46	10	17	19	52	75	37	Relegated
1975-76	4	Watford	8	46	22	6	18	62	62	50
1976-77	4	Watford	7	46	18	15	13	67	50	51
1977-78	4	Watford	1	46	30	11	5	85	38	71	Promoted as Champions
1978-79	3	Watford	2	46	24	12	10	83	52	60	Promoted
1979-80	2	Watford	18	42	12	13	17	39	46	37
1980-81	2	Watford	9	42	16	11	15	50	45	43
1981-82	2	Watford	2	42	23	11	8	76	42	80	Promoted
1982-83	1	Watford	2	42	22	5	15	74	57	71	UEFA Cup First Round
1983-84	1	Watford	11	42	16	9	17	68	77	57
1984-85	1	Watford	11	42	14	13	15	81	71	55
1985-86	1	Watford	12	42	16	11	15	69	62	59
1986-87	1	Watford	9	42	18	9	15	67	54	63
1987-88	1	Watford	20	40	7	11	22	27	51	32	Relegated
1988-89	2	Watford	4	46	22	12	12	74	48	78
1989-90	2	Watford	15	46	14	15	17	58	60	57
1990-91	2	Watford	20	46	12	15	19	45	59	51
1991-92	2	Watford	10	46	18	11	17	51	48	65
1992-93	2	Watford	16	46	14	13	19	57	71	55
1993-94	2	Watford	19	46	15	9	22	66	80	54
1994-95	2	Watford	7	46	19	13	14	52	46	70
1995-96	2	Watford	23	46	10	18	18	62	70	48	Relegated
1996-97	3	Watford	13	46	16	19	11	45	38	67
1997-98	3	Watford	1	46	24	16	6	67	41	88	Promoted as Champions
1998-99	2	Watford	5	46	21	14	11	65	56	77	Promoted via playoffs
1999-00	1	Watford	20	38	6	6	26	35	77	24	Relegated
2000-01	2	Watford	9	46	20	9	17	76	67	69
2001-02	2	Watford	14	46	16	11	19	62	56	59
2002-03	2	Watford	13	46	17	9	20	54	70	60
2003-04	2	Watford	16	46	15	12	19	54	68	57
2004-05	2	Watford	18	46	12	16	18	52	59	52
2005-06	2	Watford	3	46	22	15	9	77	53	81	Promoted via playoffs
2006-07	1	Watford	20	38	5	13	20	29	59	28	Relegated
2007-08	2	Watford	6	46	18	16	12	62	56	70
2008-09	2	Watford	13	46	16	10	20	68	72	58
2009-10	2	Watford	16	46	14	12	20	61	68	54
2010-11	2	Watford	14	46	16	13	17	77	71	61
2011-12	2	Watford	11	46	16	16	14	56	64	64
2012-13	2	Watford	3	46	23	8	15	85	58	77
2013-14	2	Watford	13	46	15	15	16	74	64	60
2014-15	2	Watford	2	46	27	8	11	91	50	89	Promoted
2015-16	1	Watford	13	38	12	9	17	40	50	45
2016-17	1	Watford	17	38	11	7	20	40	68	40
2017-18	1	Watford	14	38	11	8	19	44	64	41
2018-19	1	Watford	11	38	14	8	16	52	59	50
2019-20	1	Watford	19	38	8	10	20	36	64	34	Relegated
2020-21	2	Watford	2	46	27	10	9	63	30	91	Promoted
2021-22	1	Watford	19	38	6	5	27	34	77	23	Relegated
2022-23	2	Watford	11	46	16	15	15	56	53	63
2023-24	2	Watford	15	46	13	17	16	61	61	56