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9th October 2001-League Cup Third Round, Watford 4 Bradford City 1

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The week before this game was played Watford player Paolo Vernazza was stabbed at his home by a burglar as reported here by The Guardian.

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 BSAD report:The word “ravishing” was suggested to describe our fourth goal, and that’ll do nicely.

Evening Standard, 10 Oct 2001
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9th October 1984- League Cup Second Round Second Leg, Cardiff City 1 Watford 0, (Watford won 3-2 on aggregate)

https://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches
Daily Telegraph, 10 Oct 1984
Evening Standard, 10 Oct 1984
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984–85_Football_League_Cup
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9th October 1979- Division Two, Swansea City 1 Watford 0

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https://watford.fcdb.info?id=3303&s=165176&p=1

Watford Observer match report

Daily Mirror, 10 Oct 1979
https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1979-10-09
https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1979-10-09

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9th October 1971- Division Two, Bristol City 2 Watford 1

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http://watford.fcdb.info?id=2894
Evening Standard, 9 Oct 1971
Sunday Mirror, 10 Oct 1971
Sunday People, 10 Oct 1971

Watford Observer match report

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1971-10-09
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/09-october-1971/
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9th October 1965- Division Three, Grimsby Town 2 Watford 1

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http://watford.fcdb.info?id=2589
Sunday People, 10 Oct 1965

Watford Observer match report

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1965-10-09
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-three/09-october-1965/
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9th October 1963- Division Three, Crystal Palace 2 Watford 0

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http://watford.fcdb.info?id=2491
Daily Telegraph, 10 Oct 1963

Watford Observer match report

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1963-10-09
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-three/09-october-1963/

9th May 2013- Championship Playoff Semi-Final First Leg, Leicester City 1 Watford 0

https://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches

BBC: David Nugent’s first goal in 17 games gave Leicester a slender and deserved lead over Watford after an open Championship semi-final first leg.

BHappy:  Less than a fortnight after the last time, we’re back at the KP stadium and it’s an odd experience.  In so many ways, and despite our refusal to get all obsessive about replicating the components of the previous encounter in the name of fortune it’s like stepping back into a story that hadn’t stopped, walking back into a room where the same album had been playing on loop for a fortnight. From the way the wind howls around the ground to the impressive and imposing noise to the frantic edginess of the occasion.  If there’s a change in mood it’s a subtle one in the away end… we’re no longer the nothing-to-lose, let’s give this a go chancers;  we had a go, we almost made it despite extraordinary obstacles, but not quite.  We are battle hardened and slightly circumspect as a result… it’s intangible, but it’s real enough. If the welcome presence of Luther Blissett in the away end provides a fillip, there’s a something that veers between determination and fear which wasn’t here two weeks ago.

Daily Telegraph, 10 May 2013
Guardian, 10 May 2013
Independent, 10 May 2013
Evening Standard, 10 May 2013

18th September 2026- Championship, Bristol City 1 Watford 0

Watford Observer: Dionisi hopes a proper week of training makes the difference at Bristol City

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY AS IT HAPPENED: Bristol City 1-0 Watford

Match Report: Injury-hit Watford lose third straight away game at Bristol City

WATCH: Immediate reaction to Bristol City 1-0 Watford

Dionisi: ‘We played to our maximum but this is how it is’

‘I watched it back and probably it should have been a penalty’

Dionisi not happy with Watford attackers except Nabizada

Dionisi explains tactical approach with makeshift full-backs

Sense of inevitability is the most damning thing for Watford

BBC: Dom Ballard scored the only goal of the match as Bristol City bounced back from successive defeats to beat Watford in the Championship at Ashton Gate.

Sky: Watford, meanwhile, who have an injury-ravaged squad under Alessio Dionisi, remain in the bottom half of the table. They have picked up just a point on the road all season.

From the Rookery End: Another defeat before the international break — but what have we actually learned about Watford so far this season? Jon, Jordi, Charlie and Mike look back on the defeat at Bristol City and take stock of where the Hornets find themselves.