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West Herts began life as Watford Rovers in 1881, and renamed West Herts in 1891, the team joined the Southern League in 1896. West Herts amalgamated with local rivals Watford St. Mary's for the start of the 1898–99 season, to form a new club, Watford Football Club. [2]
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 four 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 ...
It includes all players who have played at least one competitive game, progressed through the club's youth system, or were once a professional footballer at the club. It does not include players who only appeared for Watford in wartime competitions; these players should instead be placed in the subcategory, Category:Watford F.C. wartime guest ...
Watford Football Club is an English football club from Watford, Hertfordshire. Formed on 15 April 1898 as a result of the amalgamation of two strong local clubs, Watford St. Mary's and West Herts. West Herts began life as Watford Rovers in 1881, the club entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886. In the same year, they also entered the ...
Watford Football Club is a professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship , the second tier of English football . The team played at several grounds in their early history, including what is now West Herts Sports Club, [ 3 ] before moving to Vicarage Road in 1922.
Watford Football Club is an English football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. The club was founded in 1881 and has competed in the English football league system since 1920. Their first [1] and so far only season in UEFA-sanctioned cup competition came when they reached the third round of the UEFA Cup in the 1983–84 season.
The 2022–23 season was the 124th season in the existence of Watford Football Club and the club's first season back in the Championship since the 2020–21 following their relegation from the Premier League last season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
On 30 May, Watford announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Boreham Wood and Stevenage. [73] However, the friendly against Stevenage was later cancelled as they were drawn against each other in the 1st round of EFL Cup.