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