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4th April 1983-Division One, Watford 5 Luton Town 2

Our first win over our biggest rivals for 11 years.

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http://watford.fcdb.info?id=3493

Guardian, 5 Apr 1983

Daily Telegraph, 5 Apr 1982

Towards the end of the 1982/83 season Watford, who were enjoying an almost surreal position in second place behind Liverpool in Division One, still had one hurdle to overcome – the age old problem of beating our near neighbours, and rivals Luton Town.

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https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1983-04-04

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https://oldwatford.com/2013/04/06/6th-april-2013-championship-watford-0-cardiff-city-0/

4th October 1982- Watford players are called up to the England squad for the first time ever

Reading Evening Post, 4 Oct 1982

Daily Telegraph, 5 Oct 1982

The Guardian, 5 Oct 1982

Daily Mirror, 5 Oct 1982

14th September 1999- League Cup Second Round First Leg, Watford 2 Wigan Athletic 0

5th December 1981- Division Two, Watford 2 Charlton Athletic 2

https://oldwatford.com/2004/09/28/28th-september-2004-championship-watford-0-wigan-athletic-0/

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12th September 1981- Division Two, Chelsea 1 Watford 3

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Sunday People, 13 Sep 1981

Kick-off and a few perplexed frowns around me. Strange line-up here. Wilf Rostron, our under-achieving midfield-ace-cum-winger is playing at full-back. Ross Jenkins is back in favour. What’s more, there is some geezer I’ve never even heard of playing up front on the wing. I ask who it is and am told that it is some young kid they found playing for Sudbury or some such place, came on as sub in the previous game and looked pretty good. Name of Barnes.