Nationwide Division One, 15/03/02, 3pm
Grimsby Town
versus
Watford
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 3-0 (20/10/01)
Lingering memory: Rain. And cold.
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Nottingham Forest (A, 10/03/03, D2-2)
Last line-up: D.Coyne, J.McDermott, T.Gallimore, P.Groves, S.Ford, G.Santos, S.Campbell, R.Hughes, A.Pouton, J.Oster, D.Mansaram (Subs: S.Livingstone, D.Barnard, S.Chettle, C.Bolder, S.Allaway)
Ex-Mariners at Watford: None
Ex-Hornets at Grimsby: Paul Wilkinson
Mutual friends: Jimmy Gilligan, Nigel Jemson, Lee Nogan, Steve Sherwood, John Ward, Roger Willis
Web sites: The Electronic Fishcake (Rivals), Cod Almighty, Official

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

On this day

Previous reports: Watford 1 Walsall 0 15/03/97
Celebrity birthdays: Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Kevin Miller (1969)
Historical events: Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by high ranking Roman Senators (44 BC), Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia (1938).
Saint of the day: Louise de Marillac, a 17th Century saint, provided inspiration for the work of Florence Nightingale many years later. When widowed in her thirties Louise devoted herself to charity, choosing to work amongst the poor and sick, rather than just help them from a comfortable distance.