31st August 1982-Division One, Southampton 1 Watford 4

http://watford.fcdb.info?id=3452

Watford Observer match report

Daily Mirror, 1 Sep 1982
Daily Telegraph, 1 Sep 1982
Guardian, 1 Sep 1982
Southern Daily Echo, 1 Sep 1982
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Gerry Armstrong heads in the third.

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Taken from 7 Sep 1982 Watford v Swansea City programme

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The table shows we were top of the league following this win. However nothing was made of it at the time because back then the league table wasn’t considered official until after three games of the season had been played. We were top officially after the game with West Brom.

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Taken from ‘A Tale of the Unexpected’

21st August 2012- Championship, Watford 0 Ipswich Town 1
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