Nationwide Division One, 18/03/03, 7.45pm
Watford
versus
Gillingham
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 2-3 (21/04/02)
Lingering memory: Gibbsy's shot. It had to go in...
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Rotherham United (H, 15/03/03, D1-1)
Last line-up: J.Brown, N.Southall, C.Hope, N.Nosworthy, R.Edge, A.Hessenthaler, P.Smith, M.Saunders, P.Shaw, R.Wallace, G.Ipoua (Subs: L.Johnson, S.Osborn, T.Johnson, D.Perpetuini, V.Bartram)
Ex-Gills at Watford: None
Ex-Hornets at Gillingham: Barry Ashby, Andy Hessenthaler, Richard Hill, David Perpetuini
Mutual friends: Dennis Bailey, Peter Beadle, Steve Butler, Liburd Henry, Andy Kennedy, Glenn Roeder, Neil Smillie, Rod Thomas
Web sites: Gills Connect (Rivals), Official

Shorts, Scarf or Souwester?: See Met Office (London)

On this day

Previous reports: Watford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0 18/03/00, Watford 1 Bristol Rovers 0 18/03/97
Celebrity birthdays: Irene Cara (1959), Charlie Miller (1976)
Historical events: The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius’ will and proclaims Caligula emperor (0037), Zsa Zsa Gabor filed for bankruptcy (1994)
Saint of the day: Saint Edward the Martyr met his death in a somewhat unusual fashion for a martyr. The son of King Edgar was entrapped by the ‘female blandishments’ of his wicked stepmother and murdered by her henchmen so his half-brother could get his hands on the throne.