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14th March 1987-FA Cup Sixth Round, Arsenal 1 Watford 3

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Sunday Telegraph, 15 Mar 1987
The Observer, 15 Mar 1987
The People, 15 Mar 1987
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Sunday Mirror, 15 Mar 1987

BSAD image BSAD report: There were many highlights of the glory years in the Taylor era, but Highbury away was definitely the last.

Evening Standard, 16 Mar 1987
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https://oldwatford.com/1997/03/18/18th-march-1997-new-division-two-watford-1-bristol-rovers-0/
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1st April 1986- Division One, Watford 3 Arsenal 0

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The second game of the double-header against Arsenal.  We’d beaten them 2-0 at Highbury the previous day.

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The Guardian, 2 Apr 1986
Daily Telegraph, 2 Apr 1986
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English Division One (old) 
Luton Town3-0West Bromwich Albion 
Southampton1-1Oxford United 
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31st March 1986- Division One, Arsenal 0 Watford 2

The first game of the double-header against Arsenal. This game was always scheduled to be played on Easter Monday but the fixture at Vicarage Road which should have been on Boxing Day 1985 was postponed twice and eventually rearranged for 1st April meaning the sides would face each other on consecutive days.

http://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches
Daily Telegraph, 1 Apr 1986
Guardian, 1 Apr 1986
https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1986-03-31
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-one/31-march-1986/

26th December 1985- Division One, Watford v Arsenal, Match postponed

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This fixture was rearranged for April 1st, the second game in the famous two day, two win doubleheader over Arsenal.  A new programme was issued for the fixture so this programme was obsolete.

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