Tag Archives: Five a side

15th May 1995- London Fives (at Wembley Arena)

We lost 3-0 in the First Round.

Evening Standard, 15 May 1995
https://oldwatford.com/1995/05/07/7th-may-1995-new-division-one-watford-2-derby-county-1/

This was the final time the tournament was played. Wycombe Wanderers won for the second year running.

Comicus Article- Football Nostalgia: London Evening Standard 5-A-Side Tournament

Evening Standard, 16 May 1995

9th May 1994- London Fives (at Wembley Arena)

We lost to Arsenal in the first round. There isn’t any youtube footage of our game although if part 1 of the video resurfaces I expect we are on that.

Evening Standard, 9 May 1994

Comicus Article- Football Nostalgia: London Evening Standard 5-A-Side Tournament

Evening Standard, 10 May 1994

10th May 1993- London Five-a-side Football Championship (at Wembley Arena)

Watford won the tournament beating Wimbledon on penalties in the final.

Evening Standard, 10 May 1993

Comicus Article- Football Nostalgia: London Evening Standard 5-A-Side Tournament

Evening Standard, 11 May 1993

13th March 1985- London Five-a-side Football Championship (at Wembley Arena)

We beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in the First Round but then went out to Charlton 3-1. The YouTube video shows a couple of seconds of our game with Crystal Palace.

Evening Standard, 13 Mar 1985

Comicus Article- Football Nostalgia: London Evening Standard 5-A-Side Tournament

Evening Standard, 13 Mar 1985

21st November 1984- Five-a-side Football National Championship (at Wembley Arena)

Despite sending a team made up of reserve players plus Wilf Rostron, Watford won the tournament with Worrell Sterling scoring in all four games.

Evening Standard, 22 Nov 1984
1st December 1984- Division One, Watford 2 Nottingham Forest 0

Comicus feature- Football Nostalgia: National Daily Express 5-A-Side Competition