New shirt sponsors found.

The Table	The Fixtures	The Squad
The programme remains unchanged at 50p	The Watford Home Kit 1985/86	Les Taylor 1980-1985 Midfield Dynamo. 211 games for Watford

News Major moves off the pitch as Solvite become shirt sponsors and a new kit is introduced.

Tom Walley has a testimonial season.

The first three executive boxes are introduced at the ground. and work is carried out on the East Stand following the Bradford Fire.

The days are numbered for the old Shrodells stand.

One of the prime movers behind Watford's rise, Bertie Mee retires at seasons end.

Callaghan throws his dummy out of the pram and demands a transfer after being dropped for an away game.

Watford's first live televised league game is a 3-2 defeat to Liverpool at the Vic.

The season finished with the 12th best supported team in the land (Us you nit!).
Finishing 12th.

In the FA Cup Roger 'I still have a perm' Milford gives Ian Rush a dubious penalty to bring Liverpool back into an FA Cup Quarter Final. Allowing them to win in extra time.

In the League we finish 12th out of 22 of Division 1.
We Won 16 Drew 11 Lost 15
We Scored 69 Goals and conceded 62.

In the FA Cup 6th Rnd.
3rd Rnd Coventry City (A) 3-1
4th Rnd Manchester City (A) 1-1
4th Rnd Rpl Manchester City (H) 0-0
4th Rnd 2nd Rpl Manchester City (A) 3-1
5th Rnd Bury (H) 1-1
5th Rnd Rpl Bury (A) 3-0
6th Rnd Liverpool (A) 0-0
6th Rnd Rpl Liverpool (H) 1-2

In the Football League Cup  3rd Round
2nd Rnd 1st Leg Crewe (A) 3-1
2nd Rnd 2nd Leg Crewe (H) 3-2
3rd Rnd Queens Park Rangers (H) 0-1

Highest Scorer Colin West 16

Manager: Graham Taylor

IN for this season came

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road