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The Table |
The Fixtures |
The Squad |
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This years home Programme was unchanged, Although
there was an increase from 40p to 50p however some of the away ones
were different this year. |

The Watford Home Kit 1983/84
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Steve Sherwood No1 during our rise up the League. |
News
Ross Jenkins bows out from Watford after 11 years.
Luther Blissett moves to AC Millan for £1 Million.
Watford offer to pay Elton John his loan money back.
Elton refuses the offer.
We're all going on a European Holiday, first stop
Kaiserslautern.
Losing 3-1 in West Germany (There was a wall then
kiddies!)...They came back to the Vic and lost 3-0.
Next stop sunny Bulgaria! Levski Spatak Sofia at home
was a draw so off we went to the Luton of the East to watch Callaghan
pull a shot out of the top draw and a game that went into extra time was
won by Watford 3-1.
As a young lad I was now hopping for a big Spanish
team or maybe an Italian team on the Mediterranean. A bit of football
and a bit of sun...Nice.
We pulled Sparta Prague. Another communist
country...brilliant.
We lost. in fact we got stuffed 3-2 at our place. 4-0
at theirs, on a night so cold I could have sworn I saw penguins on the
pitch at half time.
Watford then plunge into the transfer market and sign
a young lad call Maurice Johnston.. 'Mighty Mo' came from Partick
Thistle and linked up with a beanpole stricker called George Rilley.
Success followed.
Steve Sherwood scored with a drop kick (wind assisted)
at Coventry.
We reach the FA Cup final at Wembley to play Everton.
Wilf Rostron gets sent off by Roger 'the perm' Milford
at Luton and is banned for the Final.
Elton John bursts into tears during Abide With Me. I
burst into tears as Andy Gray fouls Sherwood for
the second goal in Everton's 2-0 win.
In the League we finish 11th
out of 22 of Division 1.
We Won 16 Drew 9 Lost 17
We Scored 68 Goals and conceded 77.
In the FA Cup
We got to the final.
3rd Rnd Luton Town (A) 2-2
3rd Rnd Rpl Luton Town (H) 4-3
4th Rnd Charlton Athletic (A) 2-0
5th Rnd Brighton (H) 3-1
6th Rnd Birmingham (A) 3-1
Semi-Finals (At Villa Park) Plymouth 1-0
Finals (at Wembley) Everton 0-2
In the Football League Cup 2nd
Round
2nd Rnd 1st Leg Huddersfield Town (A) 1-2
2nd Rnd 2nd Leg Huddersfield Town (H) 2-2
Highest Scorer
Maurice Johnston 24 Goals + Numerous Girls / Nolan Sisters (Allegedly)
Manager:
Graham Taylor
IN for this season came
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Paul |
Atkinson |
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David |
Bardsley |
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Francis |
Cassidy |
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Nigel |
Gibbs |
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Maurice |
Johnston |
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Gary |
Porter |
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George |
Reily |
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Ian |
Richardson |
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Lee |
Sinnott |
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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Paul |
Atkinson |
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Ian |
Bolton |
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Francis |
Cassidy |
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David |
Johnson |
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Charlie |
Palmer |
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Martin |
Patching |
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Neil |
Price |
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Pat |
Rice |
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Eric |
Steele |
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