Watford had a late John-Joe O’Toole strike to thank for a narrow win over Darlington in the Carling Cup.
John-Joe O’Toole came off the bench to rescue Watford with the winner deep into extra time to sink Darlington.
Fourth division side at home, should be straightforward, yadda yadda whatever. But a fourth division side dropping deep and attacking neatly is still an awkward opponent….
26th August 2008-League Cup Second Round, Watford 2 Darlington 1 (After Extra Time)
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6th October 1987-League Cup Second Round Second Leg, Watford 8 Darlington 0 (Watford won 11-0 on aggregate)
Taken from the programme on 26th August 2008-League Cup Second Round, Watford 2 Darlington 1 (After Extra Time)
22nd September 1987-League Cup Second Round First Leg, Darlington 0 Watford 3
Taken from 26 Aug 2008 Watford v Darlington programme
18th April 1978- Division Four, Darlington 0 Watford 0
24th September 1977-Division Four, Watford 2 Darlington 1
14th May 1977- Division Four, Watford 1 Darlington 1
18th December 1976, Division Four, Darlington 0 Watford 0
10th January 1976- Division Four, Watford 2 Darlington 0
30th August 1975- Division Four, Darlington 1 Watford 0
In subsequent years this game would be remembered as the day we hit rock bottom. The 1-0 defeat left us 92nd in the Football League with no points and no goals from our first three games. As promotions, cup runs and a European campaign followed in the next decade ‘Darlington away’ would be quoted as a reference to show how far we’d come.
