1954/1955

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Manager(s)

L. A. Goulden

Final league position

7th of 24 in Football League Division 3 (South)

Average league attendance

Home: 10,798
Away: 10,609

Home-and-away league doubles for Watford

Colchester United, Newport County, Walsall

Home-and-away league doubles against Watford

Bristol City

Goals from penalty kicks

J. D. Bowie - 12
J. A. Meadows - 42, 46

Sent off

H. R. Brown - 36

Match-by-match details

							Manager: Goulden, L. A.	Own goals	Adams, C. J.	Bateman, C.►	Bennett, E. E.	Bewley, D. G.	Bowie, J. D.	Brown, H. R.	Catleugh, G. C.►	Cook, M.	Cooke, W. H.►■	Hernon, J.►	Kelly, J.■	Meadows, J. A.	Mitchell, F. R.	Nolan, P.■	Paterson, T.■	Paton, J.■	Roberts, T.►■	Shipwright, W. K.	Smith, E. W. A.■	Smith, L.►■	Walker, P. M.►	Walker, R. W.►■	Wilson, J. T.
Appearances - League							46		41	29	46	46	40	31	20	46	10	16	14	33	41	3	3	14	1	42	10	7	6	3	4
Substitute Appearances - League									0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals - League								2	3	0	0	1	7	13	2	26	0	4	1	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Appearances - Other Competitions							4		4	4	4	4	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	3	0	4	4	0	1	0	0
Substitute Appearances - Other Competitions									0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals - Other Competitions									1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
1	Sat 21 Aug	Queens Park Rangers	A	Lge	1-2	19,617	X		X		G	X	X	X1		X	X►	X►	X		X							X►
2	Tue 24 Aug	Swindon Town	H	Lge	3-0	10,841	X		X		G	X	X	X1		X1	X	X	X1		X	X
3	Sat 28 Aug	Newport County	H	Lge	3-2	15,696	X	1	X		G	X	X	X1		X	X	X1	X		X	X
4	Wed 01 Sep	Swindon Town	A	Lge	1-6	10,279	X		X		G	X	X	X		X1	X	X	X		X	X■
5	Sat 04 Sep	Exeter City	A	Lge	0-0	9,304	X		X		G	X	X	X		X	X	X	X		X					X
6	Tue 07 Sep	Crystal Palace	H	Lge	7-1	11,861	X		X		G	X	X1	X3		X2	X	X1	X	X						X
7	Sat 11 Sep	Colchester United	H	Lge	2-0	14,488	X		X		G	X	X1	X		X1	X	X	X		X					X
8	Wed 15 Sep	Crystal Palace	A	Lge	1-1	9,549	X		X		G	X	X	X		X1	X	X	X		X					X
9	Sat 18 Sep	Norwich City	A	Lge	1-3	20,953	X		X		G	X	X	X		X1	X	X	X		X					X
10	Tue 21 Sep	Northampton Town	H	Lge	1-1	10,692	X		X		G	X	X	X1	X►	X	X■		X		X					X
11	Sat 25 Sep	Southend United	H	Lge	1-1	14,968	X		X		G	X	X1	X	X	X			X		X					X		X
12	Thu 30 Sep	Northampton Town	A	Lge	1-0	4,128	X				G	X	X1(P)	X	X	X			X		X			X		X		X
13	Sat 02 Oct	Aldershot	A	Lge	0-3	7,669	X				G	X	X	X	X	X			X		X			X		X		X
14	Sat 09 Oct	Leyton Orient	H	Lge	1-3	17,544	X				G	X	X	X1		X			X■		X			X		X	X	X
15	Sat 16 Oct	Gillingham	A	Lge	1-0	10,232	X		X	X►	G	X	X1			X				X	X					X	X				X
16	Sat 23 Oct	Reading	H	Lge	1-3	12,738	X		X	X	G	X	X			X				X	X					X	X1				X
17	Sat 30 Oct	Coventry City	A	Lge	2-3	14,143	X		X	X	G	X	X			X1				X	X			X		X	X1
18	Sat 06 Nov	Walsall	H	Lge	4-0	6,928	X	1	X	X	G	X	X			X3				X	X			X		X	X
19	Sat 13 Nov	Bristol City	A	Lge	0-1	21,690	X		X	X	G	X	X			X				X	X			X		X	X
20	Sat 20 Nov	Corby Town	A	FA1	2-0	6,783	X		X	X	G	X				X				X	X			X		X	X1		X1►
21	Sat 27 Nov	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	Lge	1-3	10,359	X		X	X	G	X				X				X			X	X1		X	X		X
22	Sat 04 Dec	Brentford	H	Lge	2-2	10,438	X		X		G	X	X			X				X			X	X1	X►■	X	X1
23	Sat 11 Dec	Carlisle United	A	FA2	2-2	13,576	X		X	X	G	X	X			X2				X	X			X		X	X
24	Wed 15 Dec	Carlisle United	H	FA2	4-1	5,500	X		X1	X	G	X	X1			X2				X	X			X		X	X
25	Sat 18 Dec	Queens Park Rangers	H	Lge	1-1	11,427	X		X	X	G	X				X1				X	X		X■	X		X			X
26	Sat 25 Dec	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A	Lge	1-1	9,897	X		X	X	G	X	X	X1		X				X	X			X		X
27	Mon 27 Dec	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	Lge	1-0	15,202	X		X	X	G	X	X	X		X1				X	X			X		X
28	Sat 01 Jan	Newport County	A	Lge	2-0	7,132	X		X	X	G	X1	X	X		X				X	X					X	X1
29	Sat 08 Jan	Doncaster Rovers	H	FA3	1-2	17,130	X		X	X	G	X	X	X		X1				X	X					X	X
30	Sat 22 Jan	Colchester United	A	Lge	3-1	4,729	X		X1	X	G	X	X			X1				X	X			X1		X	X■
31	Sat 29 Jan	Millwall	A	Lge	0-1	14,969	X		X	X	G	X	X		X	X				X	X			X		X
32	Sat 05 Feb	Norwich City	H	Lge	2-2	10,456	X		X	X	G	X	X		X1	X				X	X			X1■		X
33	Sat 12 Feb	Southend United	A	Lge	3-1	6,188	X		X1	X	G	X	X	X1	X	X1				X						X					X
34	Sat 19 Feb	Aldershot	H	Lge	0-0	6,066	X		X	X	G	X	X	X	X	X				X						X					X
35	Sat 26 Feb	Leyton Orient	A	Lge	1-0	17,476	X		X	X	G	X	X	X		X1				X	X					X				X►
36	Sat 05 Mar	Gillingham	H	Lge	1-1	9,298	X		X	X	G	X	X	X!		X				X1	X					X				X
37	Sat 12 Mar	Reading	A	Lge	1-1	9,184	X		X1	X	G	X	X	X	X	X				X	X					X
38	Sat 19 Mar	Coventry City	H	Lge	1-0	8,956	X		X	X	G	X	X	X1	X	X				X	X					X
39	Sat 26 Mar	Walsall	A	Lge	1-0	4,011	X		X	X	G	X	X1		X	X				X	X					X			X
40	Wed 30 Mar	Millwall	H	Lge	5-3	4,992	X		X	X	G	X	X	X1	X	X4				X	X					X
41	Sat 02 Apr	Bristol City	H	Lge	0-2	15,850	X		X	X	G	X	X	X	X	X				X	X					X
42	Fri 08 Apr	Southampton	H	Lge	2-1	13,473	X		X	X	G	X	X1	X	X	X				X1(P)	X					X
43	Sat 09 Apr	Torquay United	A	Lge	2-2	6,113	X		X	X	G	X	X	X	X	X2				X	X					X
44	Mon 11 Apr	Southampton	A	Lge	0-2	10,178	X		X		G	X		X	X	X		X		X	X					X		X
45	Sat 16 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	Lge	0-0	8,746	X		X	X	G	X	X			X		X		X	X					X			X
46	Mon 18 Apr	Shrewsbury Town	A	Lge	1-2	6,804	X		X		G	X			X	X		X		X1(P)	X					X		X■	X
47	Sat 23 Apr	Brentford	A	Lge	2-3	9,394	X		X	X	G	X	X	X1		X1		X		X	X					X
48	Tue 26 Apr	Torquay United	H	Lge	4-1	5,129	X			X	G	X		X	X1	X2		X1		X	X					X				X■
49	Sat 30 Apr	Shrewsbury Town	H	Lge	2-1	7,787	X		X	X	G	X		X	X	X1		X1		X	X					X
50	Fri 06 May	Exeter City	H	Lge	1-1	4,775	X			X	G	X	X		X	X		X		X1	X					X			X
							Manager: Goulden, L. A.	Own goals	Adams, C. J.	Bateman, C.►	Bennett, E. E.	Bewley, D. G.	Bowie, J. D.	Brown, H. R.	Catleugh, G. C.►	Cook, M.	Cooke, W. H.►■	Hernon, J.►	Kelly, J.■	Meadows, J. A.	Mitchell, F. R.	Nolan, P.■	Paterson, T.■	Paton, J.■	Roberts, T.►■	Shipwright, W. K.	Smith, E. W. A.■	Smith, L.►■	Walker, P. M.►	Walker, R. W.►■	Wilson, J. T.

► = first appearance; ■ = last/most recent appearance.

G = goalkeeper; X = starting appearance; R = started, then replaced; S = substitute appearance, ! = sent off; 1 = goals scored; P = penalties scored.

Cup fixture rows have a grey background; home fixture rows have red text. Manager columns have a grey background.

Other matches

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Att	Team	Notes
Sat 07 Aug	Blues vs Whites	H	3-0	3,500	1: E.E.Bennett (gk) (sub: J.A.G.Gooch); D.G.Bewley & L.Smith; J.Kelly, P.Nolan (sub: E.Bateman) & F.R.Mitchell; M.Cook, J.D.Bowie [2 goals, including a penalty], R.H.Brown [1 goal], J.Hernon & C.J.Adams 2: J.A.G.Gooch (gk) (sub: T.H.King); C.Bateman & W.H.Cooke; W.K.Shipwright (sub: J.A.Meadows), E.Bateman (sub: W.K.Shipwright) & T.Paterson; J.Paton, G.C.Catleugh, J.T.Wilson (sub: E.W.A.Smith), H.A.Bennett & R.W.Walker	public trial match
Sat 14 Aug	Blues vs Whites	H	4-1	4,700	1: E.E.Bennett (gk); D.G.Bewley & W.H.Cooke; J.Kelly, P.Nolan (sub: E.Bateman) & F.R.Mitchell; M.Cook, J.D.Bowie, R.H.Brown [1 goal], J.Hernon [2 goals] & C.J.Adams (sub: R.W.Walker [1 goal]) 2: ÃÂ J.A.G.Gooch (gk) (sub: T.H.King); C.Bateman & B.H.Atkinson (sub: B.J.Jones); J.A.Meadows, W.K.Shipwright & T.Paterson; J.Paton, G.C.Catleugh, J.T.Wilson [1 goal] (sub: E.W.A.Smith), H.A.Bennett (sub: P.M.Walker) & R.W.Walker (sub: W.Strudwick)	public trial match
Tue 12 Oct	Borussia Dortmund, West Germany	H	4-1	12,430	E.E.Bennett (gk); C.Bateman & D.G.Bewley; J.Kelly, W.K.Shipwright & J.A.Meadows; M.Cook, J.D.Bowie [1 goal], J.T.Wilson [1 goal], E.W.A.Smith [1 goal] & J.Paton (sub: C.J.Adams)	1 own goal
Tue 19 Oct	Port Vale	H	2-1	7,790	E.E.Bennett (gk); C.Bateman & D.G.Bewley; J.A.Meadows, W.K.Shipwright & F.R.Mitchell; M.Cook, J.D.Bowie, H.R.Brown [1 goal], E.W.A.Smith & C.J.Adams	1 own goal
Mon 25 Oct	1.SC Simmering, Austria	H	1-0	7,267	E.E.Bennett (gk); C.Bateman & D.G.Bewley; J.A.Meadows, W.K.Shipwright & F.R.Mitchell; J.Paton, J.D.Bowie, M.Cook, E.W.A.Smith [1 goal] & C.J.Adams	abandoned after 57 minutes owing to fog
Mon 01 Nov	Vienna Athletic, Austria	H	2-0	4,968	E.E.Bennett (gk); C.Bateman & D.G.Bewley; J.A.Meadows, W.K.Shipwright & T.Paterson; J.Paton [1 goal], J.D.Bowie [1 goal], M.Cook, E.W.A.Smith & R.W.Walker
Tue 30 Nov	Liverpool	H	3-2	4,699	E.E.Bennett (gk); D.G.Bewley & T.Roberts; J.A.Meadows, W.K.Shipwright & T.Paterson; J.Paton, J.D.Bowie [1 penalty goal], M.Cook [2 goals], E.W.A.Smith & C.J.Adams
Tue 15 Feb	Leeds United	H	2-0	6,328	E.E.Bennett (gk); C.Bateman & D.G.Bewley; J.A.Meadows, W.K.Shipwright & B.H.Atkinson; H.R.Brown, G.C.Catleugh, M.Cook [1 goal], J.D.Bowie [1 goal] & C.J.Adams
Mon 14 Mar	Luton Town	H	0-2	6,185	J.A.G.Gooch (gk); C.Bateman & D.G.Bewley; J.A.Meadows, W.K.Shipwright & F.R.Mitchell; H.R.Brown, G.C.Catleugh, M.Cook, J.Hernon & C.J.Adams	Rigby Taylor Cup
Tue 22 Mar	St Mirren, Scotland	H	2-2	4,010	E.E.Bennett (gk); C.Bateman & D.G.Bewley; J.A.Meadows, W.K.Shipwright & F.R.Mitchell; P.M.Walker [1 goal], G.C.Catleugh [1 goal], M.Cook, J.D.Bowie & C.J.Adams
Mon 04 Apr	Third Lanark, Scotland	H	2-1	3,625	E.E.Bennett (gk); C.Bateman & L.Smith; J.A.Meadows, W.K.Shipwright & T.Paterson; H.R.Brown, G.C.Catleugh [1 goal], M.Cook, J.D.Bowie & R.W.Walker [1 goal]
Wed 20 Apr	Southall	A	0-0	6,000	The Watford team was not reported, except to the extent that it was "at league strength" except for the inclusion of B.J.Jones, B.H.Atkinson & R.W.Walker
Thu 28 Apr	Kings Langley	A	6-2		E.E.Bennett (gk); C.Bateman & D.G.Bewley; J.A.Meadows, W.K.Shipwright & F.R.Mitchell; G.C.Catleugh, J.D.Bowie [2 goals], M.Cook [2 goals], J.Hernon [1 goal] & C.J.Adams [1 goal]	Benefit match for Kings Langley players Ostrom & Snell
Tue 03 May	All-Star XI	H	7-3	well over 10000	E.E.Bennett (gk); C.Bateman & D.G.Bewley; J.A.Meadows [1 penalty goal], W.K.Shipwright & F.R.Mitchell [1 goal]; P.M.Walker [1 goal], J.D.Bowie [2 goals], M.Cook [2 goals], J.Hernon & C.J.Adams	Benefit Fund match - part-proceeds to H.A.Bennett, recently retired owing to injury
Sat 07 May	Berkhamsted Town	A	8-1	1,800	J.A.G.Gooch (gk); C.Bateman & D.G.Bewley; J.A.Meadows, W.K.Shipwright & F.R.Mitchell; G.C.Catleugh [1 goal], J.D.Bowie [1 goal], M.Cook [3 goals], J.Hernon [1 goal] & P.M.Walker [2 goals]