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During the 1971–72 English football season, ... 25 September 1971 Watford H 3-0 McCulloch, Marsh 2 15,698 4 29 September 1971 Oxford United A 1-3 Busby 11,670 8
Consequently, Watford qualified for the UEFA Cup in 1983–84. They also reached their first FA Cup final, losing 2–0 to Everton at Wembley Stadium. [8] Following Taylor's departure in 1987, Watford were relegated in 1988. [9] Watford remained in English football's second tier for eight seasons, until they were relegated in 1995–96. [1]
Franks established himself as a regular in the Watford first team in the 1971–72 season with 44 appearances, but his team were unable to stave off relegation to the Third Division. Nonetheless, Franks consolidated on his individual progress in 1972–73, playing all 50 competitive Watford fixtures and finishing second in the inaugural Watford ...
Luton were promoted to the Second Division a year later to keep the fixture going. However, Watford's relegation at the end of the 1971–72 season ended it once more. Luton Town's home ground at Kenilworth Road (1980 photograph) The sides didn't meet again until the 1979–80 season, when
2-2 Venables 2 10,485 21 2 September 1970 Blackburn Rovers A 2-0 Leach, Saul 7,783 17 5 September 1970 Watford H 1-1 Venables 18,656 19 12 September 1970 Sheffield Wednesday A 0-1 14,860 21 19 September 1970 Bristol City H 2-1 Marsh, Bridges 13,367 17 26 September 1970 Middlesbrough A 2-6 Clement, Marsh 16.788 19 29 September 1970 Luton Town H 0-1
The 1971–72 season was the 73rd completed season of The Football League. Brian Clough, 37, won the first major trophy of his managerial career by guiding Derby County to their first ever league championship. They overcame Leeds United, Liverpool and Manchester City to win a four-horse race, with only a single point separating all four teams.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Watford: 1971–72 [3] Second Division: 25 3 0 0 4 0 29 3 1972–73 [3] Third Division: 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1973–74 [3] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1974–75 [3] 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 Total 50 3 1 0 4 0 55 3
Williams scored two goals for Watford. Both came in 1971–72, a season in which Watford scored fewer goals than any other in their history. [2] Williams left Watford on a free transfer in 1975. [2] He joined Colchester United, where he made 108 Football League appearances, scoring once, before joining non-league side Margate.