Category Archives: Kenny Jackett

2nd February 2013-Championship, Watford 2 Bolton Wanderers 1

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Matej Vydra scored his 19th Championship goal of the season as Watford came from behind to beat Bolton and move to within a point of the automatic promotion places.

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https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2013-02-02

https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-championship/02-february-2013/

5th March 2011- Championship, Watford 1 Millwall 0

Danny Graham’s 21st goal of the season proved decisive as Watford edged out a narrow win against Millwall.

It’s all about the points, quite obviously. However theoretical the threat of relegation had been before kick-off, the winless run will have had many glancing down the table and calculating our margin of safety. Malky’s assertion that many of the dropped points can cite mitigating circumstances and stout performances wasn’t inaccurate, but with a young team and a small squad we were always at risk of building downward momentum. In spite of which, and in spite in particular of the blows to our midfield this week (see below), this was a fine, spirited performance. Millwall contributed in no small part to a game that was far more watchable than a 1-0 home win in a mid-table encounter might suggest… they played an open game, which suits us now as much as it did at the New Den at the beginning of the season. In reality the result could easily have gone the other way but the best move of the game won it, the incomparable Graham applying yet another effortlessly ruthless finish to Cowie’s visionary pass.

More games from 5th March at https://oldwatford.com/tag/mar5

28th December 2004- Championship, Watford 0 Cardiff City 0

Watford’s winless run continued as they were held to a draw at Vicarage Road by relegation-threatened Cardiff.

It only takes a second to score a goal. True, apparently. It takes an absolutely enormous number of seconds not to score a goal. Also true, from immediate personal experience.

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2004-12-28

https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-championship/28-december-2004/

26th April 1997- New Division Two, Watford 0 Bury 0 and Elton returns as Chairman

Before the game it was announced that Elton John was returning as Watford chairman and a consortium of businessmen including Elton was buying Jack Petchey’s shares in the club.

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http://watford.fcdb.info?id=4250

The end of a best-forgotten era. If the announcement of the takeover of Watford Football Club before the game brings new hope to supporters, then the match itself was a stark reminder of how much work remains to be done. Elton’s return, along with the presentation of the ‘player of the season’ award to Kevin Miller just seconds before kick-off and the obvious need for three points, gave the pre-match atmosphere a distinctly surreal air of expectation and celebration. By the end of the first half, it was flat as a steam-rollered hedgehog – such are the sedative powers of our brand of football…

Sunday Telegraph, 27 Apr 1997

Observer, 27 Apr 1997

Independent on Sunday, 27 Apr 1997

Independent, 28 Apr 1997

English Division Two	Table »
Blackpool	3-2	Bristol Rovers
Bournemouth	2-1	Wrexham
Bristol City	3-1	Plymouth Argyle
Crewe Alexandra	1-2	Chesterfield
Millwall	0-2	Gillingham
Notts County	1-1	Burnley
Peterborough United	0-1	Luton Town
Rotherham United	0-2	York City
Shrewsbury Town	0-2	Preston North End
Stockport County	2-1	Wycombe Wanderers
Walsall	1-0	Brentford
Watford	0-0	Bury

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18th February 1997-Associate Members Cup Southern Semi-Final, Watford 0 Peterborough United 1

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I had it all planned. Following a comfortable, relaxing win over Peterborough to put us within two matches of Wembley, I was going to take the opportunity to lay into the Auto Windscreen Shield.

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11th February 1997- Football League Trophy Quarter Final (South), Watford 2 Bristol City 1

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

Being a Vicarage Road end junkie I rarely get the chance to sit in the Rous Stand. So as it was only 6 pounds, we had decided to treat ourselves to a superior view. There is no argument that the atmosphere in the Rous is not as good as Vic end, but you can see everything that is going on from the Rous. And you really see how bad the refs are!!

It would be fair to say that my attitude to the Auto Windscreen Shield is ‘any result, apart from a draw, is fine’. It is, as we’re ceaselessly reminded, a competition with a final at Wembley – well, pardon me for being picky but the Second Division playoff final is also at Wembley and would be accompanied by a prize worth winning. So I can’t work up any enthusiasm for this – it’s a pointless tournament and a distraction from the more important business of gettting promotion. All of which makes the possibility of extra time and penalties too hideous to contemplate. I mean, what am I supposed to do? Leave the game regardless, something I’ve never done even when we’ve been 12-0 down with nine players sent off and two minutes to go, and get back to Brighton at a reasonable hour? Set a time limit in the hope that someone will score the ‘Golden Goal’ and then go in the middle of extra time if necessary? Stay for the whole caboodle and risk spending the night at Gatwick?