12th February 1972- Division Two, Watford 0 Middlesbrough 1

A strike by miners caused a power crisis across the country. One of the measures introduced by the government to preserve energy was a ban on floodlights which is why our game kicked off at 2.45pm.

http://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches
Daily Telegraph, 12 Feb 1972
Evening Standard, 12 Feb 1972
Sunday Mirror, 13 Feb 1972
Sunday People, 13 Feb 1972

Watford Observer match report

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1972-02-12
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/12-february-1972/

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