Opponents
THE results, up to and including the 2017/18 season, of all first-team matches of every kind, including friendlies, against each opposing club are in PDFs, which can be viewed only with Adobe Acrobat Reader software. This can be downloaded free of charge from: http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/?promoid+DAFYK
To view the list of matches against a particular club, follow the relevant link below, according to the club’s initial letter, and then either scroll down to the required name or type it in the “Find” box.
A B C D/E/F G/H I/J/K/L M/N O/P/Q R S T/U/V W/Y Analysis of Results v Each Club
(NB: The alphabetical sequence of clubs in ‘A’ is preceded by a section entitled ‘Overseas Opposition’, a chronological list of all matches against teams from outside the British Isles.)
The list of matches played against each individual club is, if applicable, accompanied by a summary of the Southern League/Football League/FA Premier League results against that club, plus a list of shared players – ie those who have played for both clubs in any of those three league competitions. Hereunder is a club-by-club account of the total of such players, followed by a chronological list of the first league meetings with each opposing club.
SHARED PLAYERS
This is a club-by-club analysis of the number of players who have represented both Watford and each other club in one or more of the Southern League, Football League and FA Premier League, up to and including the 2016/17 season. Queens Park Rangers continues to lead the field by a country mile, while Fleetwood Town appears in the list for the first time. Of the clubs which have been in the Football League/FA Premier League at least throughout the entire post-Second World War period, Rochdale is bottom of the list. Leyton Orient is the only club in the top 44 which is not currently in the Football League/FA Premier League.
(The players concerned have not necessarily appeared in meetings between the two clubs, although of course many have done so. Players whose only appearance[s] for any club were in matches which, for whatever reason, became void, are not included.)
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81 Queens Park Rangers
- 53 Brentford, Reading
- 52 Sheffield United
- 51 Millwall
- 50 Birmingham City
- 49 Gillingham
- 46 Brighton & Hove Albion, Notts County, Tottenham Hotspur
- 44 Crystal Palace
- 43 Derby County
- 42 Charlton Athletic, Leicester City, Northampton Town
- 41 Blackpool, Fulham, Leyton Orient
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40 Luton Town
- 39 Coventry City
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38 Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, West Ham United
- 37 Swindon Town, Walsall
- 36 Norwich City, Portsmouth
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35 Cardiff City, Southend United, Wolverhampton Wanderers
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34 Colchester United
- 33 Aston Villa
- 32 Chelsea, Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion
- 31 AFC Bournemouth, Leeds United, Middlesbrough
- 30 Peterborough United
- 29 Lincoln City, Preston North End, Sunderland
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27 Stoke City, Swansea City
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26 Stockport County
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25 Bristol City, Grimsby Town, Oldham Athletic
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24 Bradford City, Bristol Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United
- 23 Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Plymouth Argyle,
- 22 Aldershot Town, Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Southampton
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21 Everton, Ipswich Town, Mansfield Town, Oxford United, Port Vale
- 20 Exeter City, Wycombe Wanderers
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19 Barnet, Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic
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17 Cambridge United, Carlisle United, Chesterfield
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16 Bury, Manchester United
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15 Crewe Alexandra, Darlington, Halifax Town, Newport County, Wimbledon
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14 Barrow, Hartlepool United, Hereford United, Liverpool, Scunthorpe United, Shrewsbury Town
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13 Rochdale, Southport, Torquay United, Yeovil Town
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12 Chester City
- 11 Milton Keynes Dons
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10 Glossop, New Brighton, Tranmere Rovers, Workington
- 9 York City
- 7 Burton Albion
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6 Chesham Town, Stevenage
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5 Accrington Stanley (the former club), AFC Wimbledon, Boston United, Crawley Town, Gateshead
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4 Aberdare Athletic, Accrington Stanley (the present club), Bradford Park Avenue, Burton United, Cheltenham Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Gainsborough Trinity, Gravesend United, Maidstone United, Merthyr Town, Rushden & Diamonds, Scarborough, Wigan Borough, Wrexham
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3 New Brighton Tower, Northfleet United, Pontypridd, Wellingborough Town, Wolverton LNWR
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2 Brighton United, Grays United, Kettering Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Leeds City, Leyton, Loughborough, Mardy, Rotherham Town, St Albans, Thames
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1 Ashington, Chatham, Croydon Common, Dartford, Darwen, Durham City, Fleetwood Town, Hastings & St Leonards, Ilford, Morecambe, Ryde, Sheppey United, Uxbridge, Warmley
FIRST LEAGUE MEETINGS – A chronological list of the first meetings with each opposing club in the Southern League (SL) or Football League (FL)
- 19 Sep 1896 Wycombe Wanderers, SL2 (home) 5-0
- 26 Sep 1896 Southall, SL2 (home) 2-0
- 3 Oct 1896 Chesham, SL2 (away) 2-3
- 17 Oct 1896 Old St Stephen’s, SL2 (away) 1-6
- 14 Nov 1896 Royal Engineers Training Battalion, Chatham, SL2 (away) 0-1
- 28 Nov 1896 Warmley, SL2 (home) 1-0
- 12 Dec 1896 Uxbridge, SL2 (home) 0-1
- 19 Dec 1896 Dartford, SL2 (away) 1-6
- 16 Jan 1897 1st Scots Guards, SL2 (home) 0-3
- 27 Feb 1897 Maidenhead, SL2 (home) 4-0
- 13 Mar 1897 Freemantle, SL2 (home) 3-1
- 17 Mar 1897 1st Coldstream Guards, SL2 (home) 4-0
- 23 Oct 1897 Royal Artillery, Portsmouth, SL2 (home) 2-2
- 11 Dec 1897 St Albans, SL2 (away) 2-2
- 8 Oct 1898 Brentford, SL2 (away) 4-2
- 22 Oct 1898 Shepherds Bush, SL2 (home) 7-0
- 19 Nov 1898 Wolverton London & North Western Railway, SL2 (away) 3-1
- 26 Nov 1898 Thames Ironworks (later West Ham United), SL2 (home) 0-0
- 28 Jan 1899 Fulham, SL2 (home) 6-3
- 31 Mar 1900 Grays United, SL2 (away) 1-6
- 30 Apr 1900 Sheppey United, SL2 Test Match (home) 2-1
- 1 Sep 1900 Chatham, SL1 (home) 2-1 (match void)
- 8 Sep 1900 Bristol City, SL1 (away) 1-6
- 15 Sep 1900 Swindon Town, SL1 (home) 1-1
- 22 Sep 1900 Queens Park Rangers, SL1 (away) 0-1
- 29 Sep 1900 Luton Town, SL1 (away) 0-2
- 6 Oct 1900 Tottenham Hotspur, SL1 (home) 2-1
- 20 Oct 1900 Portsmouth, SL 1 (home) 2-4
- 27 Oct 1900 New Brompton (later Gillingham), SL1 (away) 1-2
- 10 Nov 1900 Reading, SL1 (away) 0-1
- 24 Nov 1900 Gravesend United, SL1 (away) 2-4
- 1 Dec 1900 Millwall, SL1 (home) 1-2
- 8 Dec 1900 Southampton, SL1 (away) 0-1
- 23 Feb 1901 Bristol Rovers, SL1 (away) 1-4
- 9 Mar 1901 Kettering Town, SL1 (away) 1-2
- 12 Oct 1901 Northampton Town, SL1 (home) 2-1
- 15 Feb 1902 Wellingborough Town, SL1 (away) 0-3
- 27 Apr 1903 Brighton & Hove Albion, SL1 Test Match (at West Ham United) 3-5
- 5 Nov 1904 Plymouth Argyle, SL1 (away) 0-0
- 23 Sep 1905 Norwich City, SL1 (away) 1-1
- 15 Sep 1906 Leyton, SL1 (away) 1-1
- 26 Dec 1906 Crystal Palace, SL1 (home) 2-0
- 11 Sep 1907 Bradford Park Avenue, SL1 (home) 1-3
- 12 Sep 1908 Exeter City, SL1 (home) 3-1
- 10 Oct 1908 Southend United, SL1 (home) 2-2
- 17 Oct 1908 Coventry City, SL1 (away) 2-3
- 18 Dec 1909 Croydon Common, SL1 (home) 1-0
- 4 Nov 1911 Stoke (later Stoke City), SL1 (away) 0-1
- 28 Oct 1912 Merthyr Town, SL1 (away) 3-0
- 11 Oct 1913 Cardiff City, SL1 (away) 0-2
- 11 Sep 1919 Newport County, SL1 (away) 1-0
- 13 Sep 1919 Swansea Town (later Swansea City), SL1 (away) 1-0
- 2 May 1921 Grimsby Town, FL3 (away) 0-3
- 24 Sep 1921 Aberdare Athletic, FL3(South) (away) 0-3
- 5 Nov 1921 Charlton Athletic, FL3(South) (home) 2-2
- 5 Sep 1923 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath (later AFC B’mouth), FL3(South) (home) 0-0
- 29 Aug 1927 Walsall, FL3(South) (away) 0-2
- 12 Nov 1927 Torquay United, FL3(South) (home) 1-2
- 28 Sep 1929 Clapton Orient (later Leyton Orient, Orient), FL3(South) (away) 1-1
- 27 Sep 1930 Notts County, FL3(South) (home) 0-1
- 11 Oct 1930 Thames, FL3(South) (home) 1-0
- 7 Sep 1931 Mansfield Town, FL3(South) (away) 2-3
- 17 Sep 1932 Aldershot, FL3(South) (home) 2-0
- 17 Sep 1938 Port Vale, FL3(South) (home) 2-0
- 19 Nov 1938 Ipswich Town, FL3(South) (home) 0-0
- 29 Oct 1949 Nottingham Forest, FL3(South) (home) 1-0
- 10 Feb 1951 Colchester United, FL3(South) (home) 2-0
- 18 Aug 1951 Shrewsbury Town, FL3(South) (away) 3-2
- 23 Aug 1958 Southport, FL4 (home) 5-1
- 6 Sep 1958 Crewe Alexandra, FL4 (home) 0-1
- 20 Sep 1958 Workington, FL4 (home) 3-0
- 27 Sep 1958 York City, FL4 (away) 0-0
- 1 Oct 1958 Chester (later Chester City), FL4 (away) 1-2
- 8 Oct 1958 Darlington, FL4 (away) 1-1
- 25 Oct 1958 Gateshead, FL4 (home) 5-1
- 1 Nov 1958 Oldham Athletic, FL4 (away) 5-3
- 8 Nov 1958 Barrow, FL4 (home) 1-1
- 16 Mar 1959 Carlisle United, FL4 (away) 0-2
- 27 Mar 1959 Hartlepools United (later Hartlepool, Hartlepool United), FL4 (away) 3-4
- 22 Aug 1959 Stockport County, FL4 (home) 0-0
- 5 Sep 1959 Doncaster Rovers, FL4 (away) 0-1
- 23 Apr 1960 Rochdale, FL4 (away) 3-3
- 27 Aug 1960 Tranmere Rovers, FL3 (away) 2-0
- 3 Sep 1960 Halifax Town, FL3 (home) 4-3
- 24 Sep 1960 Bury, FL3 (away) 2-0
- 1 Oct 1960 Chesterfield, FL3 (home) 3-1
- 8 Oct 1960 Bradford City, FL3 (away) 2-2
- 15 Oct 1960 Barnsley, FL3 (home) 1-2
- 12 Nov 1960 Hull City, FL3 (home) 2-2
- 22 Aug 1961 Peterborough United, FL3 (home) 2-3
- 26 Aug 1961 Lincoln City, FL3 (home) 3-3
- 9 Apr 1963 Wrexham, FL3 (home) 3-1
- 16 Apr 1965 Scunthorpe United, FL3 (home) 5-0
- 6 Nov 1965 Oxford United, FL3 (away) 2-1
- 8 Oct 1966 Middlesbrough, FL3 (home) 2-0
- 23 Nov 1968 Rotherham United, FL3 (away) 2-0
- 16 Aug 1969 Bolton Wanderers, FL2 (home) 0-0
- 25 Aug 1969 Preston North End, FL2 (away) 0-3
- 30 Aug 1969 Sheffield United, FL2 (home) 1-2
- 13 Sep 1969 Aston Villa, FL 2 (home) 3-0
- 17 Sep 1969 Huddersfield Town, FL2 (home) 1-1
- 20 Sep 1969 Blackpool, FL2 (away) 3-0
- 27 Sep 1969 Blackburn Rovers, FL2 (home) 0-2
- 4 Oct 1969 Leicester City, FL2 (away) 1-3
- 1 Nov 1969 Birmingham City, FL2 (home) 2-3
- 22 Aug 1970 Sunderland, FL2 (away) 3-3
- 5 Dec 1970 Sheffield Wednesday, FL2 (away) 1-2
- 20 Nov 1971 Burnley, FL2 (home) 2-1
- 15 Sep 1973 Hereford United, FL3 (away) 1-1
- 19 Sep 1973 Cambridge United, FL3 (away) 2-3
- 31 Dec 1977 Wimbledon, FL4 (away) 3-1
- 22 Sep 1979 Chelsea, FL2 (away) 0-2
- 20 Oct 1979 Newcastle United, FL2 (home) 2-0
- 7 Oct 1980 Derby County, FL2 (home) 1-1
- 28 Aug 1982 Everton, FL1 (home) 2-0
- 4 Sep 1982 Manchester City, FL1 (away) 0-1
- 11 Sep 1982 West Bromwich Albion, FL1 (home) 3-0
- 27 Nov 1982 Arsenal, FL1 (away) 4-2
- 4 Dec 1982 Manchester United, FL1 (home) 0-1
- 11 Dec 1982 Liverpool, FL1 (away) 1-3
- 3 Dec 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers, FL1 (away) 5-0
- 8 Oct 1988 Leeds United, FL2 (away) 1-0
- 29 Nov 1997 Wigan Athletic, FL2(3rd tier) (home) 2-1
- 30 Nov 2013 Yeovil Town, FLCh (2nd tier) (home) 0-3