List of Watford F.C. records and statistics

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Watford Football Club is an English association football club from Watford, Hertfordshire. The club was formed in 1881 as Watford Rovers. As of the 2010–11 season, it competes in the Football League Championship, the second highest level of English football.

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Honours and achievements

Between 1896 and 1920, West Hertfordshire (and later Watford) competed in the Southern League, along with many future Football League sides from Southern England and Wales. The team won the league title in 1914–15, and finished as runners-up to Portsmouth on goal average in 1919–20. Watford joined the Football League in 1920, and since then have won the Third Division twice,[n 1] and the Fourth Division once. They have achieved promotion to the top level of English football on three occasions; as runners-up of the Second Division in 1981–82, and winners of the play-off final (often considered the richest game in football)[1] in 1999 and 2006. Their highest finish in the Football League was second in the First Division, achieved in 1982–83.

Watford's best performance in the FA Cup came in 1984, when they reached the final. They have reached the semi-finals on four further occasions, and have also reached the semi-finals of the Football League Cup twice. On Watford's only appearance in a major European cup competition to date, they reached the third round of the UEFA Cup in 1983–84. They also won the Third Division South Cup in 1937.

The Football League

National cup competitions

Other honours

Records and statistics

All statistics correct as of 15 December 2008.[2]

Highest Attendances

Transfer Fees

Goals

Team

Individual

Most in a season:

Most in a career:

  • Overall: 186 - Luther Blissett, 1976-1992.
  • Football League: 148 - Luther Blissett, 1976-1992.
  • FA Cup: 16 - Tommy Barnett, 1928-39.
  • League Cup: 17 - Luther Blissett, 1976-91.

Most in a match:

Appearances

  • Overall: 503 - Luther Blissett (52 as a substitute) 1976-92.
  • League: 415 - Luther Blissett (46 as a substitute) 1976-92.
  • FA Cup: 44 - Wilf Rostron (1 as substitute) 1980-88.
  • League Cup: 44 - Luther Blissett (3 as substitute) 1976-92.
  • UEFA Cup: 6 - John Barnes, Nigel Callaghan, Richard Jobson (1 as a substitute), Wilf Rostron and Steve Sherwood.

Miscellaneous

Footnotes

  1. ^ Watford's second title at the third level of English football came in 1997–98, by which time it had been renamed as the Second Division.

References

General
  • Phillips, Oliver (1991). The Official Centenary History of Watford FC 1881–1991. Watford Football Club. ISBN 0-9509601-6-0. 
  • Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. T.G. Jones. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1. 
  • Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. T.G. Jones. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X. 
Specific
  1. ^ Harris, Nick (20 May 2006). "£40m to the winner". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/16340m-to-the-winner-478919.html. Retrieved 4 February 2011. 
  2. ^ "Watford F.C. club records". Watford Football Club. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/History/0,,10400~65910,00.html. Retrieved 25 June 2010. 
  3. ^ £8m up front, £1.65 million payable based on appearances
  4. ^ Richardson was making his debut for Watford.
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