The
History of Watford Football Club
By Oliver Philips
Published in the Watford Official Yearbook 1981
This slim yearbook contains a very useful history of the early years of football at Watford from 1870 to 1920, with pictures, under the headings:
| from Rangers to two professional clubs in town | |
| First cup success | |
 Watford St Mary's line-up in 1895 |
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| Amalgamation plotted | |
| Enter the first manager and first benefactor | |
| "Prince of good fellows" | |
| Limited Company, limited progress, limited goodwill | |
| No entente Cordial | |
| First managerial casualty | |
| The Magic Man plots course for survival and Progress | |
| Skill and fitness first | |
| Best of a decade | |
| Gathering local talent towards ultimate triumph | |
| A hollow success | |
| Eyes to Vicarage Road | |
| Benskins come to the rescue in darkest hour | |
| Derby gate jumps | |
| Who played where and when | |
| (Team members from 1899 to 1920) | |
| The Records | |
| (Watford's Southern League Record 1896-1920) | |
| FA Cup Record | |
| (1900-1981) | |
Page created October 2009 |