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Club history:
Records
Correct at start of 2004/05 season
 
Team records

Best win

10-0 v Leighton Cee Springs, FA Cup Third Qualifying Round, 3rd November 1900
10-0 v Southall, Southern League Division Two, 2nd January 1904
10-0 v Bournemouth (not the current club), FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round, 29th November 1913
10-1 v Lowestoft, FA Cup First Round, 27th November 1926
8-0 v Sunderland, Division One, 25th September 1982

Worst defeat

10-0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, FA Cup, 13th January 1912

Longest unbeaten run

League: 22 games - 28th September 1996 - 4th March 1997
All competitions: 22 games - 28th September 1996 - 5th February 1997

Most League wins in a season

30 - Division Four - 1977-78

Least League wins in a season

5 - Division Two - 1971-72

Most League draws in a season

19 - Division Two - 1996-97

Least League draws in a season

5 - Division Three (South) - 1946-47
5 - Division One - 1982-83

Most League defeats in a season

28 - Division Two - 1971-72

Least League defeats in a season

5 - Division Four - 1977-78

Most League points in a season

71 - Division Four 1977-78 (Two points for a win)
88 - Division Two 1997-98 (Three points for a win)

Least League points in a season

19 - Division Two 1971-72 (Two points for a win)
24 - Premiership 1999-2000 (Three points for a win)

Most League goals in a season

92 - Division Four 1959-60

Least League goals in a season

24 - Division Two - 1971-72

Most League goals conceded in a season

89 - Division Three (South) - 1925-26

Least League goals conceded in a season

34 - Division Three - 1968-69

Most players used in a League season

34 - Division One - 1995-96, 2001-02

Least players used in a League season

18 - Division Two - 1969-70

Individual records

Leading appearance makers

503 - Luther Blissett
(FL:369+46; FAC:32+2; FLC:41+3; FLT: 8; FMC:1+1)

491 - Nigel Gibbs
472 - Gary Porter
457 - Duncan Welbourne
442 - Tommy Barnett
432 - Arthur Woodward
428 - Kenny Jackett
419 - Johnny Williams
404 - Wilf Rostron

Highest goalscorers

186 - Luther Blissett
(FL:148; FAC:15; FLC:17; FLT: 6)

163 - Tommy Barnett
142 - Ross Jenkins
105 - Cliff Holton

Note: The highest appearance makers and goalscorers are also available in more detail in this Word table

Most goals in one season

48 (FL:42; FAC:6) - Cliff Holton

Most international caps
(while at Watford)

31 - Kenny Jackett (Wales)
& John Barnes (England)

Longest serving managers

Harry Kent (1910-1926, 484 games)
Graham Taylor (1977-87, 1996, 1997-2001, 596 games)

Highest transfer fee paid

£2,250,000 to Tottenham Hotspur for Allan Nielsen in August 2000

Highest transfer fee received

£2,300,000 from Chelsea for Paul Furlong in May 1994

Oldest player

41 years 25 days - Joe Calvert (goalkeeper) in 1948

Youngest player

16 years 125 days - Keith Mercer in 1973

Youngest goalscorer

16 years 314 days - Gifton Noel-Williams in 1997

Attendance records

Record home attendance

34,099 v Manchester United, FA Cup, 3rd February 1969
27,968 v Queens Park Rangers, Division Two, 20th August 1969

Record away attendance

100,000 v Everton, FA Cup Final, 19th May 1984
80,000 v Chinese National XI, friendly, 1st June 1983
70,343 v Bolton Wanderers, First Division Playoff Final, 31st May 1999
63,498 v Manchester United, FA Cup, 25th January 1969

Highest average League attendance

19,488 - Division One - 1982-83

Lowest average League attendance

4,608 - Division Four - 1975-76