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12th July 2022- Friendly, Watford 0 Bolton Wanderers 2 (at London Colney training Ground)

Played behind closed doors

Official site: Watford showed promise and attacking threat throughout their pre-season friendly with Bolton Wanderers, but were unable to find the target in a 2-0 defeat at London Colney.

Watford goalkeeper Maduka Okoye can see plenty of progress in the squad and is positive about pre-season, but he admitted his side should have been better during the early stages of their 2-0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers at London Colney.

Watford Observer: The Hornets shot themselves in the foot in this game, barely being threatened in the first quarter of an hour but then gifting the visitors a goal in the 16th minute. Dan Bachmann took a heavy touch as he controlled a firmly-hit back-pass, the ball landed between him and Christian Kabasele which allowed Keiran Lee to nip into and stroke it into the bottom corner.

One interesting feature of the friendly with Bolton was Watford starting the second half with Hassane Kamara as a right wing-back.

14th February 2015- Championship, Bolton Wanderers 3 Watford 4

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

A late winner from substitute Troy Deeney gave Watford all three points from a seven-goal thriller at Bolton.

Deeney, a 57th-minute substitute for Gabriele Angella, beat Andy Lonergan with a low shot from 16 yards to give his side victory in a breathtaking festival of attacking football.

When the final whistle went, a couple of the Watford players dropped to the ground as did a number of the Bolton players. They all looked dead on their feet and certainly those of us in the stands were completely drained. What a terrific game of football. There were ecstatic grins in the away end and hugs between friends and, most likely, complete strangers. The players came over and were greeted as the heroes that they were. Ighalo, Layun, Forestieri and Deeney thanked us by nipping over the advertising hoardings to give their shirts to the crowd.

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2015-02-14

https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-championship/14-february-2015/

9th August 2014- Championship, Watford 3 Bolton Wanderers 0

http://watford.fcdb.info?id=5120

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Troy Deeney, Matej Vydra and substitute Fernando Forestieri were on target as Watford eased to victory over Bolton.

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Having been separated following the play-off final defeat when Vydra joined West Bromwich Albion on loan from Udinese, the Czech international was reunited with Troy Deeney and both players scored in the first half.

The final whistle went to great applause from the home fans. We had been masterful in the first half and, even if Bolton got back into it a bit in the second, it was a convincing win. Even better than that, we had quality all over the pitch. It was a joy to witness. The horror show that was the end of last season is now a distant memory. I’m really trying not to be over-optimistic, but I can’t help feeling that this could be a very exciting season indeed.

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2014-08-09

https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-championship/09-august-2014/

23rd November 2013- Championship, Watford 0 Bolton Wanderers 1

Manuel Almunia’s error gifted Bolton a third straight win as Watford suffered their third consecutive home defeat.

Unusual to be starting with the “big picture” stuff, normally the domain of thunk 5. Relevant here though., because however dispiriting our recent form has been… things could be worse. No, really. I mean, you know that, right? You remember Bassini? Not being able to afford Keith Scott or a Stevenage-era Barry Hayles in Division One? The financial abyss post-Vialli? This? Whatever’s wrong is small potatoes in comparison. And even if one accepts that there are major problems with the team – we’ll get to that – we have owners with a demonstrably sound plan, and a degree of security. And some very talented players, albeit we’re not seeing the best of them at the moment.

http://watford.fcdb.info?s=39630&id=5086

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2013-11-23

https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-championship/23-november-2013/

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/

15th September 2012- Championship, Bolton Wanderers 2 Watford 1

The game where Lloyd Doyley scored his other goal.

Lloyd Doyley’s cross evaded everyone, including goalkeeper Adam Bogdan, to ensure a tense finish but the home side held on for victory.

Second goal of Lloyd Doyley’s career doesn’t hide Watford’s defensive frailties at Bolton Wanderers

Lloyd Doyley admits second Watford goal was a cross but Bolton Wanderers defeat tainted moment

https://oldwatford.com/2012/09/18/18th-september-2012-championship-watford-0-brighton-hove-albion-1/

http://watford.fcdb.info?id=5022

3rd February 2007- Premier League, Watford 0 Bolton Wanderers 1

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

Nicolas Anelka’s second-half strike was enough for Bolton to battle past bottom side Watford at Vicarage Road.

Rotherham is not an obvious place to dig for salvation in the Premiership. They are bottom of League One. But last month’s recruits, Will Hoskins and Lee Williamson, did not look out of place in Watford’s colours. It said as much about their new club as the normally voluble Aidy Boothroyd could manage afterwards.

At the finale, two men in black overcoats stood on the sidelines. Neither exuded happiness, but Sam Allardyce at least could claim relief, having bagged his first win in five weeks. After a triumphant December yielded a manager-of-the-month award and five straight league wins, a dreadful January ensued for the Bolton manager with just two points in four games. And Vicarage Road was hardly a popular destination for Bolton, 12 visits had previously brought just one win. For Aidy Boothroyd’s side, a win, as always, was needed. There were the eight new signings to justify and the small matter of scraping the side off the bottom of the table. Preceding the midweek Manchester United whipping, Watford had managed two wins on the trot and were hoping to continue their handiwork.

Independent, 4 Feb 2007

Sunday Telegraph, 4 Feb 2007

Today’s match report is: Ugly.

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2007-02-03

https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/premier-league/03-february-2007/

7th January 2006- FA Cup Third Round, Watford 0 Bolton Wanderers 3

Bolton cruised past Championship side Watford despite the absence of several key players to seal a place in the FA Cup fourth round.

The sides looked miles apart, such was the superiority of Bolton’s intelligence and movement. Watford fought back stirringly early in the second half without looking likely to disturb Bolton’s easy authority.

Bolton were missing most of their first team. Only three of the side which started against Liverpool on Monday were on show, with the increasingly relevant African Nations Cup taking several products of the Bolton youth scheme (sic!) away for a month, while suspensions and apparent injuries forced several other changes. Their substitutes did not have one first team performance between them!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_FA_Cup

24th October 2000-New Division One, Watford 1 Bolton Wanderers 0

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BSAD report: Besides, we’re top of the league. Properly top of the league, not just keeping it warm for Fulham. All the other stuff still matters, of course…but the crap that life throws at you seems to stick less easily when you’ve got a league table to gaze lovingly at.

BSAD report: Today we sing, coz we love our team. They kept out a hard-working bunch of bastards who’d got an inexplicable grudge against us and interrupted our every attempt at complicated passing, which made us look like we either couldn’t get in the game or weren’t trying hard enough to do so.

BSAD report: All teams, including us, will go on a bad run at some stage during the season (as Fulham are demonstrating to a minor extent at the moment). We just have to hope ours won’t last too long, and that it doesn’t happen for a few games yet.

http://watford.fcdb.info?s=33679&id=4418

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31st May 1999- New Division One Playoff Final, Bolton Wanderers 0 Watford 2

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http://watford.fcdb.info?id=4359

Many BSAD reports:

We’ve only gone and bloody done it! We’ve only gone and bloody done it!

“Unforgettable”
“Wembley glory”
“Can life get any better?”
“Images”
“It’s a long way to…LA”
“The Horns of a dilemma?”
“If you want to get to heaven let me tell you how…”
“Something else”
“Fifteen years”
“The best day of my life”
“Tears at tea-time”
“Here’s to the next time”
“It’s a long way from…NG7”
“Nice and ‘isi”
“Emotion”
“Wembley’s Way”
“A magnificent obsession”
“A good day out”
“Why a grown man would cry”
“Winning at Wembley is better than losing on IRC”
“The Hornets have landed”
“Twenty years”
“Wem-ber-lee”
“The scoreboard said…”

Wembley photo gallery
Victory parade photo gallery

Goals from Nick Wright and Allan Smart sent Watford soaring into the Premiership after back-to-back promotions.

Minute by minute report

Daily Telegraph, 1 Jun 1999

Daily Record, 1 Jun 1999

Evening Standard, 1 Jun 1999

https://oldwatford.com/2014/08/09/9th-august-2014-championship-watford-3-bolton-wanderers-0/

Twenty Years Ago: Richard Johnson

Twenty Years Ago: Michel Ngonge

Twenty Years Ago: Micah Hyde

Twenty Years Ago: Ciaran Cosgrave

Twenty Years Ago: Tommy Mooney

Twenty Years Ago: Robert Page

Twenty Years Ago: Nick Wright

Play-Off Final 1999: Player & Staff Memories Of Graham Taylor

Time Capsules: Graham Taylor’s Miracle (1999)

Wright & Smart Narrate 1999 Play-Off Final

In pictures: Graham Taylor and Watford FC’s 1999 play-off final success