Watford History

I would add to that our loss to Palace in the league after beating Liverpool 3-0 back in 2020. 3 points there would have changed the club's recent history.

 

Don't care that he played the bulk of his career in lower leagues - he played the bulk of it with us and he was one of our best ever. A true Watford legend.

https://www.watfordgold.org.uk/cata...e-1970-fa-cup-semi-final-by-dawn-somers-2003?

 

A trip down memory lane

Watford forever

 

Guess whose birthday it is today...

 

Oh yes!!!!

 

A match that pre-dates me. I'm not sure the scorer was Elton's uncle - think they were cousins

Matchday Memories: On This Day 1962 – Roy (Sir Elton’s Uncle) Stings Hornets Again (After 82 Mins.)!! : Coventry City Former Players Association || CCFPA

 

Luther was on ITV earlier

https://x.com/itvfootball/status/1904252975570190818

 

I think the only player to score a hat trick on his full England debut (and a black player)

 

And he missed three sitters. Luther could afford to. He was always in the right place at the right time - even when he shouldn't have been.

 

If I remember rightly he also had a second minute goal disallowed - a header which appeared to have crossed the line before the keeper punched it away.
Or was that one of the sitters you mentioned?

 

I couldn't get to my usual spot on the Vic terrace, so was there in front of the Main stand.

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Do you remember this ?

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/s...-boss-furphys-memories-historic-plymouth-win/

 

I was there, and at Swindon and Bournemouth, in those days this was The Holy Grail only bettered by thrashing Liverpool 1-0 in the FA Cup, a game we could have won by three or four goals at least

 

Happy 30th anniversary to the Rookery .

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/s...invite-fans-celebrate-rookerys-30th-birthday/

 

Who paid for the stand? Was it Furlong's transfer?

 

I think so and Dyer the Vic Road end ?

 

On this day in 1969 - a moment I doubt I'll ever forget.

 

One of our best away days that season

 

What a wreck was the County Ground.

 

I used to enjoy the whole experience of away days - the drive to the ground with mates, a couple of pints beforehand coupled with something to eat, the craic, the match whether we won lost or drew, a few post match pints - then we'd drive back to Watford, dump the car and take our designated driver out for a few pints to say thank you.

For this match I have no recollection of any of that - only the match itself. The build up had been intense, expectations were high, the game was really high quality given it was only a Third Division match, and both the goal and the full time whistle were joyous moments I hadn't experienced before in football.

It was the game that convinced me we were going up as champions.