In Lionel Birnie’s book ‘The 100 Greatest Watford wins’ he wrote about the decision to remove Ray.
22nd March 2005- Ray Lewington is sacked as Watford manager
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22nd March 2003- New Division One, Watford 1 Stoke City 2
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In many ways, it would be pleasant to be able to berate the players for lack of effort, commitment, determination, concentration, focus, and everything else. That’d be easy, a simple solution. But the problems are more fundamental, albeit that they’re problems that we’ve overcome until now. To an extent, this was a more encouraging ninety minutes than Gillingham – for one thing, the result wasn’t just down to our own failings; for another, there was a definite, strong (and, yes, faltering) reaction to the possibility of defeat. However, the result makes that largely irrelevant…and, with a series of away games to come, the revival must now be sudden and decisive rather than patient and hopeful. It has to happen. And we have to make it happen.
22nd March 1983-Division One, Watford 2 Birmingham City 1
22nd March 1980- Division Two, Watford 0 Shrewsbury Town 1
22nd March 1975- Division Three, Halifax Town 2 Watford 0
22nd March 1974- Watford Observer
