1967/1968

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Manager(s)

K. Furphy

Final league position

6th of 24 in Football League Division 3

Average league attendance

Home: 8,998
Away: 7,506

Home-and-away league doubles for Watford

Bristol Rovers, Grimsby Town, Tranmere Rovers

Home-and-away league doubles against Watford

Oldham Athletic, Southport

Goals from penalty kicks

K. Eddy - 31, 39, 45

Sent off

J. Hamilton - 24

Match-by-match details

							Manager: Furphy, K.	Own goals	Currie, A. W.►■	Dyson, J. B.►	Eddy, K.	Farrall, A.■	Furphy, K.■	Garbett, T. G.	Garvey, B.	Hale, R.►	Hamilton, J.►■	Irvin, D. V.►■	Lawton, J. M.■	Lewis, B.►	Low, A. R.	Owen, B. E.	Rivers, A. D.►■	Scullion, S. M. A.	Slater, R.	Walley, J. T.	Welbourne, D.	Williams, J. R.
Appearances - League							46		17	20	37	12	11	43	46	41	7	0	5	14	8	18	0	46	46	43	46	46
Substitute Appearances - League									1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Goals - League								1	9	15	2	2	0	14	2	6	2	1	1	4	1	1	0	9	0	1	3	0
Appearances - Other Competitions							7		2	0	6	2	4	7	7	7	3	0	2	2	0	2	0	7	7	6	6	7
Substitute Appearances - Other Competitions									1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals - Other Competitions									0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1	Sat 19 Aug	Walsall	H	Lge	1-2	8,861	X				X	S		X	X	X1►	X►				R			X	G	X	X	X
2	Tue 22 Aug	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A	LC1	1-1	6,573	X				X	R		X	X	X	X					S		X1	G	X	X	X
3	Sat 26 Aug	Southport	A	Lge	0-2	5,151	X				X	X		X	X	X	R					S		X	G	X	X	X
4	Tue 29 Aug	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	LC1	0-0	6,502	X				X		R	X	X	X	X		S					X	G	X	X	X
5	Sat 02 Sep	Scunthorpe United	H	Lge	4-0	6,620	X				X		X	X	X	X1	X2		X					X1	G		X	X
6	Mon 04 Sep	Peterborough United	A	Lge	1-5	9,460	X				X		X	X	X	X	X		X					X	G		X1	X
7	Wed 06 Sep	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	N	LC1	2-1	2,720	X				X		X	X	X	X	X		X2					X	G		X	X
8	Sat 09 Sep	Oldham Athletic	A	Lge	0-2	5,678	X				X		X	X	X	X	R		X					X	G	S	X	X
9	Wed 13 Sep	Stoke City	A	LC2	0-2	10,126	X		S►		X		R	X	X	X						X		X	G	X	X	X
10	Sat 16 Sep	Bristol Rovers	H	Lge	4-0	7,500	X		X2		X			X1	X	X						X		X1	G	X	X	X
11	Thu 21 Sep	Barrow	A	Lge	0-0	7,442	X		X		X			X	X	X						X		X	G	X	X	X
12	Tue 26 Sep	Peterborough United	H	Lge	4-1	9,930	X		X3		X			X	X	X						X		X	G	X1	X	X
13	Sat 30 Sep	Oxford United	H	Lge	2-0	11,091	X		X1		X			X	X	X						X		X1	G	X	X	X
14	Mon 02 Oct	Colchester United	A	Lge	1-2	6,420	X		X		X			X1	X	X	S					R		X	G	X	X	X
15	Sat 07 Oct	Orient	H	Lge	1-1	9,900	X		X		X			X	X	X1					X			X	G	X	X	X
16	Fri 13 Oct	Tranmere Rovers	A	Lge	2-1	9,795	X				R			X1	X	X			X			X	S►	X1	G	X	X	X
17	Sat 21 Oct	Stockport County	H	Lge	5-0	8,486	X		X			X1		X1	X	X			S1			R		X2	G	X	X	X
18	Tue 24 Oct	Colchester United	H	Lge	1-1	10,669	X		X			X		X	X1	X			X					X	G	X	X	X
19	Sat 28 Oct	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	Lge	0-1	12,806	X		R			X		X	X	X						X	S■	X	G	X	X	X
20	Sat 04 Nov	Shrewsbury Town	H	Lge	2-0	6,939	X		X			X1		X	X	X						X1		X	G	X	X	X
21	Sat 11 Nov	Swindon Town	A	Lge	0-2	13,147	X		R			X		X	X	X			S			X		X	G	X	X	X
22	Tue 14 Nov	Scunthorpe United	A	Lge	1-1	3,270	X		X			X		X	X	X						X		X1	G	X	X	X
23	Sat 18 Nov	Reading	H	Lge	3-0	10,800	X		X			X		X3	X	X						X		X	G	X	X	X
24	Sat 25 Nov	Torquay United	A	Lge	0-1	7,444	X		R			X	S	X	X	X	X!							X	G	X	X	X
25	Sat 02 Dec	Grimsby Town	H	Lge	7-1	9,074	X		X3			X		X2	X	X2				X►				X	G	X	X	X
26	Sat 09 Dec	Lowestoft Town	A	FA1	1-0	5,454	X		X			X		X	X	X						X1		X	G	X	X	X
27	Sat 16 Dec	Walsall	A	Lge	1-1	9,409	X				X			X1	X	X				X		X		X	G	X	X	X
28	Sat 23 Dec	Southport	H	Lge	0-1	11,012	X		X		X			X	X	X				X				X	G	X	X	X
29	Tue 26 Dec	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A	Lge	1-0	7,125	X				X	X	S	X	X1	X						R		X	G	X	X	X
30	Sat 30 Dec	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	Lge	0-2	9,643	X		S		X	R■		X	X	X	X■							X	G	X	X	X
31	Sat 06 Jan	Hereford United	H	FA2	3-0	14,759	X		X		X1(P)		X	X	X	X2				X				X	G	X		X
32	Tue 16 Jan	Oldham Athletic	H	Lge	1-2	12,531	X		X■		X			X1	X	X				X				X	G	X	X	X
33	Sat 20 Jan	Bristol Rovers	A	Lge	2-0	7,702	X			X2►	X			X	X	X				X				X	G	X	X	X
34	Sat 27 Jan	Sheffield United	H	FA3	0-1	23,461	X				X			X	X	X			X■	X				X	G	X	X	X
35	Sat 03 Feb	Barrow	H	Lge	3-2	8,238	X			X1	X			X	X	X		S►		R2				X	G	X	X	X
36	Sat 10 Feb	Oxford United	A	Lge	0-1	7,470	X			X	X			X	X	X				X				X	G	X	X	X
37	Sat 17 Feb	Bury	H	Lge	1-1	9,017	X	1		X	X		X		X	X				X				X	G	X	X	X
38	Sat 24 Feb	Orient	A	Lge	1-0	5,425	X			X	X		X	X	X	R				S1				X	G	X	X	X
39	Fri 01 Mar	Tranmere Rovers	H	Lge	3-2	7,850	X			X1	X1(P)		X	X1	X							X		X	G	X	X	X
40	Sat 09 Mar	Mansfield Town	A	Lge	2-1	6,629	X			X1	X		X	X1	X							X		X	G	X	X	X
41	Fri 15 Mar	Stockport County	A	Lge	0-2	6,687	X			X	X		X	X	X							X		X	G	X	X	X
42	Tue 19 Mar	Mansfield Town	H	Lge	1-2	7,324	X			X1	X		X	X	X					R		S		X	G	X	X	X
43	Sat 23 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	Lge	4-0	6,384	X			X2	X		X	X	X							X		X	G	X	X2	X
44	Sat 30 Mar	Shrewsbury Town	A	Lge	1-3	6,435	X			X	X		X	X	X	R		S1■						X	G	X	X	X
45	Sat 06 Apr	Swindon Town	H	Lge	2-0	7,569	X			X1	X1(P)			X	X	X				X				X	G	X	X	X
46	Fri 12 Apr	Northampton Town	H	Lge	5-1	9,917	X			X4	X			X	X	X				X				X1	G	X	X	X
47	Sat 13 Apr	Reading	A	Lge	0-2	7,943	X			X	X		S	X	X	X				R				X	G	X	X	X
48	Tue 16 Apr	Northampton Town	A	Lge	1-1	6,732	X			X	X			X	X	X1					X			X	G	X	X	X
49	Sat 20 Apr	Torquay United	H	Lge	2-1	9,632	X			X1	X			X	X	X					X1			X	G	X	X	X
50	Wed 24 Apr	Gillingham	A	Lge	0-0	4,890	X			X	X				X	X				X	X			X	G	X	X	X
51	Sat 27 Apr	Grimsby Town	A	Lge	1-0	2,832	X			X	X				X	X				X1	X			X	G	X	X	X
52	Sat 04 May	Gillingham	H	Lge	3-0	7,973	X			X1	X			X1	X	X					X			X1	G	X	X	X
53	Sat 11 May	Bury	A	Lge	0-2	12,749	X			R	X		S■	X	X	X					X			X	G	X	X	X
							Manager: Furphy, K.	Own goals	Currie, A. W.►■	Dyson, J. B.►	Eddy, K.	Farrall, A.■	Furphy, K.■	Garbett, T. G.	Garvey, B.	Hale, R.►	Hamilton, J.►■	Irvin, D. V.►■	Lawton, J. M.■	Lewis, B.►	Low, A. R.	Owen, B. E.	Rivers, A. D.►■	Scullion, S. M. A.	Slater, R.	Walley, J. T.	Welbourne, D.	Williams, J. R.

► = 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 29 Jul	Brentford	A	4-0	0	R.Slater (gk) (sub: J.M.Cowen); D.Welbourne (sub: A.M.Pate) & J.R.Williams (sub: M.D.Packer); R.Hale (sub: A.Farrall), B.Garvey (sub: A.D.Rivers) & K.Eddy (sub: A.R.Low [1 goal]); S.M.A.Scullion (sub: D.V.Irvin), T.G.Garbett [1 goal] (sub: A.W.Currie), J.M.Lawton [1 goal], J.T.Walley & J.Hamilton (sub: B.E.Owen [1 goal])	played in private
Mon 31 Jul	Arsenal	A	4-0	0	R.Slater (gk) (sub: J.L.Hanson); D.Welbourne & J.R.Williams (sub: A.M.Pate); R.Hale [1 goal] (sub: A.R.Low), B.Garvey (sub: A.D.Rivers) & K.Eddy; S.M.A.Scullion [1 goal] (sub: B.E.Owen [1 goal]), T.G.Garbett, J.M.Lawton (sub: A.W.Currie), J.T.Walley (sub: A.Farrall [1 penalty goal]) & J.Hamilton	played in private at London Colney
Sat 05 Aug	Luton Town	A	1-1	5,360	R.Slater (gk); D.Welbourne & J.R.Williams; A.Farrall, B.Garvey & K.Eddy; S.M.A.Scullion [1 goal], T.G.Garbett, J.M.Lawton, J.T.Walley & J.Hamilton.ÃÂ ÃÂ Used substitutes: B.E.Owen & A.R.Low
Tue 08 Aug	Norwich City	H	1-2	3,483	R.Slater (gk) (sub: J.L.Hanson) ; D.Welbourne (sub: B.E.Owen) & J.R.Williams; R.Hale, B.Garvey & K.Eddy; S.M.A.Scullion, T.G.Garbett [1 goal] (sub: J.M.Lawton), A.R.Low, J.T.Walley & ( y p ) R.Slater (gk) (sub: J.M.Cowen); D.Welbourne (sub: A.M.Pate) & J.R.Williams (sub: M.D.Packer); R.Hale (sub: A.Farrall), B.Garvey (sub: A.D.Rivers) & K.Eddy (sub: A.R.Low [1 goal]); S.M.A.Scullion (sub: D.V.Irvin), T.G.Garbett [1 goal] (sub: A.W.Currie), J.M.Lawton [1 goal], J.T.Walley & J.Hamilton (sub: B.E.Owen [1 goal]) Mon 31 Jul 1967ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ArsenalÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ WatfordÃÂ ÃÂ 4ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ (Played in private at London Colney) R.Slater (gk) (sub: J.L.Hanson); D.Welbourne & J.R.Williams (sub: A.M.Pate); R.Hale [1 goal] (sub: A.R.Low), B.Garvey (sub: A.D.Rivers) & K.Eddy; S.M.A.Scullion [1 goal] (sub: B.E.Owen [1 goal]), T.G.Garbett, J.M.Lawton (sub: A.W.Currie), J.T.Walley (sub: A.Farrall [1 penalty goal]) & J.Hamilton J.Hamilton
Wed 16 Aug	Coventry City	H	2-0	0	line-up unknown. Scorers: T.G.Garbett [1 goal] & A.Farrall [1 goal]	played in private at Croxley Green
Mon 16 Oct	Great Britain Olympic XI	H	3-2	1,270	R.Slater (gk); K.Furphy (sub: A.W.Currie) & J.R.Williams; R.Hale, B.Garvey & J.T.Walley; S.M.A.Scullion, D.Welbourne (sub: H.Jones), T.G.Garbett [1 goal], A.Farrall (sub: J.M.Lawton [2 goals]) & J.Hamilton (sub: A.R.Low)
Wed 18 Oct	Brentford	H	0-4	0	Venue and line-up unknown	played in private
Mon 06 Nov	West Ham United	H	3-2	8,792	R.Slater (gk); D.Welbourne & J.R.Williams; R.Hale, B.Garvey & J.T.Walley; S.M.A.Scullion, A.W.Currie [1 goal], T.G.Garbett [1 goal], A.Farrall [1 goal] & B.E.Owen	Testimonial match for D.Carr, whose career had been ended by injuries received in a car crash
Thu 07 Dec	Norwich City	H	?-?	0	Venue, line-up and result unknown.	Match of 30 minutes each way played in private
Mon 12 Feb	Great Britain Olympic XI	H	0-1		J.Robertson (gk); K.Furphy & J.R.Williams; D.Welbourne, B.Garvey & J.T.Walley; S.M.A.Scullion (sub: D.V.Irvin), J.B.Dyson, T.G.Garbett, K.Eddy & B.Lewis
Mon 13 May	Luton Town	H	1-1	5,967	R.Slater (gk);ÃÂ ??ÃÂ Young & J.R.Williams; T.G.Garbett, B.Garvey & J.T.Walley; S.M.A.Scullion, A.W.Currie, C.C.Holton (sub: A.R.Low [1 goal]), K.Eddy & J.B.Dyson	Testimonial match for trainer P.Molloy