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Slight design change with the programme and the price
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The Watford Home Kit 1986/87
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Goodbye to the Shrodells Stand. A throwback to the
1930's
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News
The Union/Shrodells Stand meets it's maker with the
construction of what was to be named the Rous Stand. Costing 2.5 million it
was different to the finished stand you see today.
Temporary Seats were place along the lower portion with the underneath
of the Upper Rous was covered in cladding to disguise the empty shell
underneath.
The new Stand was named after Watford president Sir Stanley Rous.
Kevin Richardson signs from Everton for £225,000. Mark
Falco from Spurs and Steve Sims comes back from Notts County.
Out go Les Taylor to Reading, Brian Talbot to Stoke and
Nigel Callaghan to Derby.
This season is best remembered for the FA Cup Semi-Final
at Villa Park.
A match against spurs at Villa Park in the run up to the Semi Tony Coton
broke his finger in training followed by Steve Sherwood who injured a
finger in another session. We suddenly had no goalkeeper.
Enter Gary Plumley a part time goalkeeper and part time wine bar owner.
A fairy story? No we were stuffed 4-1 and Mr Plumley went back to wine.
The season finished with Watford in the top half of the table but with
John Barnes off to Liverpool for an amazingly cheap £900k. Uncertainty lies
ahead.
In the League we finish 9th
out of 22 of Division 1.
We Won 18 Drew 9 Lost 15
We Scored 67 Goals and conceded 54.
In the FA Cup
Semi Final
3rd Rnd Maidstone United (H) 3-1
4th Rnd Chelsea (H) 1-0
5th Rnd Walsall (A) 1-1
5th Rnd Rpl Walsall (H) 4-4
5th Rnd 2nd Rpl Walsall (A) 1-0
6th Rnd Arsenal (A) 3-1
Semi Final Tottenham Hotspur (Villa Park) 1-4
In the Football League Cup 3rd
Round
2nd Rnd 1st Leg Rochdale (H) 1-1
2nd Rnd 2nd Leg Rochdale (A) 2-1
3rd Rnd West Ham United (H) 2-3
In the Full Members Cup 3rd
Round
3rd Rnd Manchester City (A) 0-1
Highest Scorer
Mark Falco 16
Manager:
Graham Taylor
IN for this season came
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Mark |
Falco |
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Gary |
Plumley |
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Chris |
Pullan |
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Kevin |
Richardson |
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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John |
Barnes |
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Mark |
Falco |
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Paul |
Franklin |
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Gary |
Plumley |
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Kevin |
Richardson |
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Steve |
Sherwood |
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Steve |
Sims |
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Lee |
Sinnott |
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Neil |
Smillie |
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Brian |
Talbot |
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