Monthly Archives: May 1989

24th May 1989- Division Two Playoff Semi-Final Second Leg, Watford 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 (Aggregate score 1-1, After Extra Time, Blackburn win on the away goals rule)

We were the first club to go out of the playoffs without losing a game. The away goals rule in the playoffs was eventually scrapped for the 1999-2000 season.

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

Guardian, 25 May 1989

Daily Telegraph, 25 May 1989

Daily Mirror, 25 May 1989

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Football_League_play-offs

21st May 1989- Division Two Playoff Semi Final First Leg, Blackburn Rovers 0 Watford 0

http://watford.fcdb.info?id=3827

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Football_League_play-offs

13th May 1989- Division Two, Oxford United 0 Watford 4

http://watford.fcdb.info?id=3826

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1989-05-13

https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/13-may-1989/

12th May 1989- Watford Observer

9th May 1989- FA Youth Cup Final Second Leg, Watford 2 Manchester City 0 (After Extra Time, Watford won 2-1 on aggregate)

Sunday Mirror, 10 May 1989

Manchester Evening News, 10 May 1989

Watford Observer match report

6th May 1989- Division Two, Watford 0 Shrewsbury Town 0

http://watford.fcdb.info?id=3825

Sunday Mirror, 7 May 1989

Watford Observer match report