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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 ]
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 ...
The team won the league title in 1914–15, and finished as runners-up to Portsmouth on goal average in 1919–20. Watford joined the Football League in 1920, and since then have won the Third Division twice, [n 1] and the Fourth Division once.
The origins of the club can be traced back to 1881 when Watford Rovers were formed by Henry Grover, who went on to play for the club as a full back. [5] [6] Rovers, originally composed entirely of amateur players, held home games at several locations in the town of Watford.
Academy graduate Britt Assombalonga made his Watford debut in 2012.. Watford Football Club is an English association football club, based in Watford, Hertfordshire.The club's history can be traced back to 1881; it took its current name in 1898, following the merger of West Hertfordshire and Watford St. Mary's.
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 are an English professional football club based in Hertfordshire. As of 2015–16 they play in the Premier League , the top tier of English football. Their highest finish in English football is 2nd place in the Football League First Division in 1982–83, and they competed in the FA Cup final in 1984 .
[2] [5] Another goalkeeper, Tony Coton, is the only player to have received the title for a third time. Coton is one of four players to have won the award in consecutive seasons, the others being Wilf Rostron in 1982–83 and 1983–84 , Tommy Smith in 2007–08 and 2008–09 , and most recently, Troy Deeney in 2013–14 and 2014–15 .