Category Archives: Steve Harrison

28th February 2009- Championship, Watford 2 Crystal Palace 0

New Watford signing Don Cowie scored one and set up the other as the Hornets clinched a third successive league win.

Three games now against teams that are “down there”.  Continue this good run and lingering relegation concerns could be behind us in ten days’ time.

Mirror, 2 Mar 2009

More games from 28th February at https://oldwatford.com/tag/feb28

12th February 2000- Premier League, Watford 1 Leicester City 1

BBC SportIn an open, entertaining match Watford’s Allan Smart could have had a hat-trick in the space of four frantic first-half minutes – but each time he shot just too high or straight to Leicester goalkeeper Tim Flowers. 

BSAD imageThis was not a classic, just a well-matched contest with plenty of incident. A healthy serving of good, wholesome footie. And we didn’t lose either.

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20th March 1990- Division Two, Watford 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 and Steve Harrison is sacked as Watford manager with Colin Lee being named Caretaker Manager until the end of the season.

Steve Harrison’s final programme notes. He was sacked just a few hours before the game kicked off.

Evening Standard, 20 Mar 1990
Daily Telegraph, 21 Mar 1990
Guardian, 21 Mar 1990
Evening Standard, 21 Mar 1990

3rd March 1990- Division Two, Watford 1 Leeds United 0

Despite beating the division leaders Steve Harrison would only survive another four games before being relieved of his duties as Watford manager.

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http://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches
Sunday Telegraph, 4 Mar 1990
Sunday Mirror, 4 Mar 1990
Sunday People, 4 Mar 1990

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Taken from 8th August 2009-Championship, Watford 1 Doncaster Rovers 1

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30th January 1990- FA Cup Fourth Round Replay, Watford 1 Sheffield United 2

http://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches
Daily Telegraph, 31 Jan 1990
Guardian, 31 Jan 1990

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1990-01-30

13th January 1990- Division Two, Watford 0 Oxford United 1

John McClelland’s final appearance for the Hornets. After leaving for Leeds in June 1989 he came back for a short loan loan in January only playing in this game, In total he appeared 185 times for Watford scoring three goals.

http://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches
Sunday Mirror, 14 Jan 1990
Sunday People, 14 Jan 1990
Sunday Telegraph, 14 Jan 1990