Watford

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NICKNAME – The Hornets, The ‘Orns
FOUNDED – 1881
LOCATED IN – Watford, Hertfordshire
STADIUM – Vicarage Road
ON FOOT – 10 minutes from the town centre
CAPACITY – 22,220
RELEGATED – 2022
BEST EFL/PREMIER LEAGUE FINISH – Runners Up (1982/1983)
BEST FA CUP RUN – Runners Up (Twice)
BEST LEAGUE CUP RUN – SF (Twice)
BEST UC/EL FINISH – 3rd Round (1983/1984)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Luther Blissett (186)
2022/2023 FINISH – 11th (Championship)

FIVE FACTS ABOUT WATFORD FC
1. Although they are known as the “Hornets”, the hart of “Hertfordshire” county appears on the club crest.
2. Pop legend Elton John oversaw the most successful period in the club’s history after taking over as chairman in 1976. He still partly owns the club.
3. His best decision was his first, appointing future England manager Graham Taylor, who took the Hornets from the fourth division to top flight runners up in 1983 and the final of the FA Cup in 1984.
4. Club record scorer Luther Blissett’s name has been adopted as a popular pseudonym for artists and activists seeking anonymity as part of the mysterious “Luther Blissett Project”.
5. Their biggest rivals are Bedfordshire outfit Luton FC.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT WATFORD
1. Watford has historically served as the seat of the Earls of Essex and the Earls of Clarendon.
2. Construction of the “Grand Junction Canal” brought paper mills, printing and breweries to the town.
3. Nearby Leavesden produced fighter planes for WWII before the factory was converted to an aerodrome.
4. The site is now the movie studio where the Harry Potter series was filmed and receives 6,000 visitors a day.
5. The Watford Gap, which signifies the beginning of the “North” to some southerners, is actually 100 kilometres distant, lying next to the village of Watford in Northamptonshire.

INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Walkout Music (Z Cars)
Fan Chants
Elton John @ Vicarage Road
A look around Watford

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