Watford FC Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford FC, Hertfordshire.
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30 Facts About Watford FC
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Origins of the club can be traced back to 1881 when Watford FC Rovers were formed by Henry Grover, who went on to play for the club as a full back.
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In 1893 Watford FC Rovers changed their name to "West Herts" and in 1896 they joined the Southern Football League.
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Watford FC led Watford to promotion, and kept the team in the division until his departure in 1910.
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Watford FC finished outside the top six league positions in every season between 1922 and 1934.
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Taylor achieved promotion in his first season; Watford FC won the Fourth Division title, recording the most wins, fewest defeats, most goals scored and fewest goals conceded of any side in the division.
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Watford FC were bottom of the First Division at the time of his departure, and Steve Harrison could not prevent relegation at the end of the season.
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Watford FC was replaced by Ray Lewington, who had joined the club the previous summer as Vialli's reserve team manager.
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Watford FC finished bottom after only winning five league games, but did reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
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Watford FC survived only until 1 December 2019 after getting only one win since his appointment in September.
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Watford FC ended Liverpool's unbeaten run of 44 top-flight games in February 2020, but Pearson was sacked 2 games before the end of the season, and the club were relegated, finishing 19th out of 20.
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Watford FC's kit has changed considerably over the course of the club's history.
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When Watford FC changed kit colours in 1959, supporters chose The Hornets as the team's new nickname, and the club later introduced a crest depicting a hornet.
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Until April 2019, when Watford FC played at Vicarage Road their players traditionally entered the pitch at the start of the game to the Z-Cars theme tune.
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Watford FC Rovers played at several grounds in the late 19th century, including Cassiobury Park, Vicarage Meadow and Market Street, Watford FC.
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Watford FC took up this option in 2004 using a campaign backed and funded by the fans called "Lets buy back the Vic".
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Between 1997 and early 2013, Watford shared Vicarage Road with rugby union side Saracens F C The stadium has hosted matches for the England under-21s, and senior international football between overseas teams.
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Watford FC have remained the higher ranked team at the end of every season since 1997 whilst Luton still have a many more years in a higher league throughout both teams history.
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Watford FC's team was selected by committee until 1903, when former England international John Goodall was appointed player-manager.
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Up until Findlay's departure in 1947, Watford FC had been managed by five managers in 44 years, all of whom played for the team.
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Bill McGarry was only in charge for one full season, but Watford FC recorded a finish of third in the Third Division, the club's highest Football League finish until that point.
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Watford FC led the club to promotion to the Third Division in 1978, the Second Division in 1979, and the First Division for the first time in Watford's history in 1982.
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Under the six subsequent permanent managers, Watford FC slid from 9th in the top tier in 1987, to 13th in the third tier in 1997.
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Watford FC was replaced by fellow Italian Beppe Sannino in December 2013.
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Sannino's departure initiated a bizarre sequence of events which led to Watford FC having three further head coaches in little more than a month.
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Watford FC was sacked on 19 July 2020 with two games to go with Hayden Mullins appointed as interim coach until the end of the season.
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Former England manager Roy Hodgson took hold of the reigns from February 2022 until the season's end, where Watford FC finished in 19th place and were relegated from the Premier League.
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Striker Luther Blissett holds the record for Watford FC appearances, having played 503 matches in all competitions between 1976 and 1992, and his 415 appearances in The Football League during the same period is a club record.
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