1973/1974

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Manager(s)

M. T. Keen

Final league position

7th of 24 in Football League Division 3

Average league attendance

Home: 6,686
Away: 5,823

Home-and-away league doubles for Watford

Brighton & Hove Albion, Port Vale, Rochdale, Southend United

Home-and-away league doubles against Watford

Plymouth Argyle

Goals from penalty kicks

P. J. Morrissey - 26
S. M. A. Scullion - 36, 50

Match-by-match details

							Manager: Keen, M. T.	Own goals	Bond, D. J. T.	Butler, D.	Craker, L. D.	Dalrymple, M. O.►■	Farley, J. D.■	Jenkins, R. A.	Jennings, W. J.	Keen, M. T.	Lees, W. J.	Lindsay, J. Y.■	Markham, L. S.	McGettigan, L.	Morgan, I. A.►■	Morrissey, P. J.	Rankin, A. G.	Scullion, S. M. A.	Walsh, J. T.►	Welbourne, D.■	Williams, J. R.	Woodfield, D.■
Appearances - League							46		46	46	18	5	34	22	43	44	42	13	6	1	15	37	41	28	1	18	40	5
Substitute Appearances - League									0	0	5	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
Goals - League									2	1	0	0	4	4	25	0	2	4	1	0	1	12	0	7	0	0	0	0
Appearances - Other Competitions							4		4	4	1	0	3	0	3	3	4	3	1	0	2	4	4	1	0	4	3	0
Substitute Appearances - Other Competitions									0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals - Other Competitions									0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Sat 25 Aug	Huddersfield Town	H	Lge	1-1	6,246	X		X	X			X		X1	X	R	X				X	G			X	X	S
2	Wed 29 Aug	Reading	A	LC1	2-2	6,279	X		X	X			R	S	X1	X1	X	X				X	G			X	X
3	Fri 31 Aug	Southend United	A	Lge	3-2	7,508	X		X	X			X		X3	X	X	X				X	G			X	X
4	Wed 05 Sep	Reading	H	LC1	2-3 (AET, ?-? after 90m)	7,872	X		X	X			X	S	X2	X	X	X				R	G			X	X
5	Sat 08 Sep	Oldham Athletic	H	Lge	0-1	6,635	X		X	X	S				X	R	X	X		X		X	G			X	X
6	Wed 12 Sep	Wrexham	H	Lge	2-0	5,998	X		R	X	S		X		X1	X	X	X				X1	G			X	X
7	Sat 15 Sep	Hereford United	A	Lge	1-1	8,634	X		X	X			X		X	X	X1	X				X	G			X	X
8	Wed 19 Sep	Cambridge United	A	Lge	2-3	5,090	X		X	X			X		X	X	X	X2	X				G			X	X
9	Sat 22 Sep	York City	H	Lge	1-1	6,452	X		X	X			X		X	X	X	X				X1	G			X	X
10	Sat 29 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	Lge	1-0	7,645	X		X	X			X		X	X	X	X				X1	G			X		X
11	Wed 03 Oct	Cambridge United	H	Lge	3-0	6,470	X		X	X1			X		X1	X	X	X				X1	G			X		X
12	Sat 06 Oct	Bristol Rovers	H	Lge	0-0	10,202	X		X	X			R		X	X	X	X			S►	X	G			X		X
13	Sat 13 Oct	Chesterfield	A	Lge	1-3	4,912	X		X	X				X	X1	X	X	R			X		G			X	S	X
14	Sat 20 Oct	Plymouth Argyle	H	Lge	0-3	6,905	X		X	X			S		X	X	X	R			X	X	G				X	X■
15	Mon 22 Oct	Wrexham	A	Lge	0-1	5,055	X		X	X			X		X	X	X		S		X	R	G			X	X
16	Sat 27 Oct	AFC Bournemouth	A	Lge	0-1	7,422	X		X	X			X	S	X	X	X				X	X	G			X	R
17	Sat 03 Nov	Aldershot	H	Lge	2-1	6,264	X		X	X	R		X	X	S		X				X1	X1	G			X	X
18	Sat 10 Nov	Rochdale	A	Lge	3-1	1,459	X		X	X			X1	R	X	X	X	S2				X	G			X	X
19	Mon 12 Nov	Halifax Town	H	Lge	0-0	5,358	X		X	X			X		X	X	X	X				X	G			X	X
20	Sat 17 Nov	Blackburn Rovers	A	Lge	0-5	8,851	X		X	X			X		X	X	X				X	X	G			X	X
21	Sat 24 Nov	Chelmsford City	H	FA1	1-0	6,555	X		X	X	S		R		X		X	X■	X		X	X1	G			X
22	Sat 08 Dec	Charlton Athletic	H	Lge	1-3	6,366	X		X	X	X			X		S	R		X		X	X1	G	X		X
23	Sat 15 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	FA2	0-1	5,884	X		X	X	X		S			X	X				R	X	G	X		X	X
24	Sat 22 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	Lge	1-0	5,909	X		X	X	X				X1	X	X				X	X	G	X			X
25	Wed 26 Dec	Shrewsbury Town	A	Lge	2-3	3,875	X		X1	X	X				X1	X	X				X	X	G	X			X
26	Sat 29 Dec	Oldham Athletic	A	Lge	3-0	6,714	X		X	X	X				X	X	X				X	X3(P)	G	X			X
27	Tue 01 Jan	Southend United	H	Lge	1-0	8,195	X		X	X	X				X1	X	X				X	X	G	X			X
28	Sat 05 Jan	Southport	A	Lge	1-1	1,689	X		X	X	X				X1	X	X				X	X	G	X			X
29	Sat 12 Jan	Hereford United	H	Lge	2-1	7,479	X		X	X	X		S		X2	X	X				X	X	G	X			R
30	Sat 19 Jan	Huddersfield Town	A	Lge	2-1	6,301	X		X	X	X				X1	X	X				X	X1	G	X	X►
31	Sat 26 Jan	Walsall	H	Lge	1-3	7,149	X		X1	X	X				X	X	X				X■	R	G	X	S		X
32	Sat 02 Feb	Tranmere Rovers	H	Lge	4-2	5,454	X		X	X	X		X1	X	X3	X	X						G	X			X
33	Sun 10 Feb	York City	A	Lge	2-2	7,104	X		X	X	X		X	X1	X1	X	X						G	X			X
34	Sat 16 Feb	Chesterfield	H	Lge	2-1	7,683	X		X	X	X		X	X		X			X1				G	X			X
35	Sat 23 Feb	Bristol Rovers	A	Lge	0-1	14,069	X		X	X	X		X	X	X	X			X				G	X			X
36	Sat 02 Mar	Shrewsbury Town	H	Lge	1-0	5,860	X		X	X	X		X	X	X	X			X				G	X1(P)			X
37	Sat 09 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	H	Lge	1-1	7,616	X		X	X	X		X	X	X1	X			R			S	G	X			X
38	Sat 16 Mar	Plymouth Argyle	A	Lge	0-2	7,336	X		X	X	R		X	S	X	X	X					X	G	X			X
39	Sat 23 Mar	Rochdale	H	Lge	4-0	5,616	X		X	X			X	X2	X	X	X					X1	G	X1			X
40	Wed 27 Mar	Southport	H	Lge	4-0	5,850	X		X	X	S		X1	X	X2	X	X					X	G	R1			X
41	Sat 30 Mar	Aldershot	A	Lge	0-1	5,596	X		X	X			X	X	X	X	X					X	G	X			X
42	Tue 02 Apr	Walsall	A	Lge	2-2	3,799	X		X	X			X	X	X2	X	X					X	G	X			X
43	Sat 06 Apr	Halifax Town	A	Lge	0-0	1,366	X		X	X	S		X	R	X	X	X					X	G	X			X
44	Mon 08 Apr	Tranmere Rovers	A	Lge	0-1	3,497	X		X	X			X	X	X	X	X					X	G	X			X
45	Sat 13 Apr	Blackburn Rovers	H	Lge	0-0	7,175	X		X	X			X	X	X	X	X					X	G	X			X
46	Tue 16 Apr	Port Vale	A	Lge	2-1	3,056	X		X	X		G►	X	X	X	X	X					X1		R1		S■	X
47	Sat 20 Apr	Charlton Athletic	A	Lge	3-1	4,146	X		X	X		G	X1	X	X1	X	X					X		X1			X
48	Wed 24 Apr	Port Vale	H	Lge	2-1	5,883	X		X	X		G	X	X1	X	X	X1					X		X			X
49	Sat 27 Apr	Grimsby Town	H	Lge	1-2	7,002	X		X	X	S	G	X	X	X1	X	X					R		X			X
50	Mon 29 Apr	Grimsby Town	A	Lge	2-2	8,813	X		X	X	X	G■	X■	X	X	X	X							X2(P)			X
							Manager: Keen, M. T.	Own goals	Bond, D. J. T.	Butler, D.	Craker, L. D.	Dalrymple, M. O.►■	Farley, J. D.■	Jenkins, R. A.	Jennings, W. J.	Keen, M. T.	Lees, W. J.	Lindsay, J. Y.■	Markham, L. S.	McGettigan, L.	Morgan, I. A.►■	Morrissey, P. J.	Rankin, A. G.	Scullion, S. M. A.	Walsh, J. T.►	Welbourne, D.■	Williams, J. R.	Woodfield, D.■

► = 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
Tue 07 Aug	Brentford	N	3-1	0	A.G.Rankin (gk); D.Butler & J.R.Williams [1 goal]; M.T.Keen, W.J.Lees & D.J.T.Bond; L.McGettigan, R.A.Jenkins [1 goal], P.J.Morrissey [1 goal], J.Y.Lindsay (sub: D.Welbourne) & J.D.Farley.	There were conflicting reports of the goal attributed here to Williams, which may have been scored by Lindsay
Sat 11 Aug	Rotherham United	A	1-1	1,618	A.G.Rankin (gk); D.Butler & J.R.Williams; M.T.Keen [1 goal], W.J.Lees & D.J.T.Bond; L.McGettigan, R.A.Jenkins, P.J.Morrissey, D.Welbourne & J.D.Farley (sub: W.J.Jennings)
Tue 14 Aug	Northampton Town	A	4-1	0	A.G.Rankin (gk); D.Butler & J.R.Williams; D.Welbourne (sub: M.T.Keen), W.J.Lees & D.Woodfield; W.J.Jennings [2 goals], D.J.T.Bond, P.J.Morrissey [2 goals], J.Y.Lindsay & L.S.Markham. L.McGettigan was also a used substitute	played in private
Sat 18 Aug	Luton Town	H	1-2	4,651	A.G.Rankin (gk); D.Butler & J.R.Williams; M.T.Keen [1 goal], W.J.Lees & D.Welbourne (sub: D.Woodfield); W.J.Jennings, D.J.T.Bond, P.J.Morrissey (sub: R.A.Jenkins), J.Y.Lindsay & J.D.Farley
Tue 25 Sep	Boreham Wood	A	5-0	1,700	A.G.Rankin (gk) (sub: M.O.Dalrymple); D.Butler & D.Welbourne [1 goal]; M.T.Keen, G.A.Bristow & D.Woodfield; L.McGettigan [1 goal], R.A.Jenkins [1 goal], W.J.Jennings (sub: L.S.Markham), L.D.Craker (sub: J.G.Watt [1 goal]) & J.D.Farley [1 penalty goal]	Match to inaugurate Boreham Wood's floodlights
Mon 29 Oct	Wealdstone	A	5-2		A.G.Rankin (gk); D.Butler & D.Welbourne; D.J.T.Bond, W.J.Lees [1 goal] & L.S.Markham; I.A.Morgan, J.Y.Lindsay, P.J.Morrissey [1 goal], R.A.Jenkins (sub: M.T.Keen) & J.D.Farley [3 goals]	Benefit match for J.Pearce of Wealdstone, and formerly of Watford. The beneficiary had sustained a career-threatening broken leg.
Mon 06 May	Oxford United	A	0-1		A.G.Rankin (gk) (sub: M.O.Dalrymple); D.Butler & J.R.Williams; M.T.Keen, P.J.Morrissey & D.J.T.Bond; L.D.Craker, I.A.Morgan (sub: J.L.Cocks), K.Mercer (sub: L.McGettigan), R.A.Jenkins & S.M.A.Scullion	Clanfield Cup, at Clanfield
Tue 07 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3-2	5,728	A.G.Rankin (gk); J.T.Walsh & J.R.Williams; L.D.Craker, M.T.Keen & D.Welbourne; E.H.John, D.J.T.Bond, R.A.Jenkins [1 goal], S.M.A.Scullion & W.J.Jennings [1 goal]. Many substitutes were used, including M.O.Dalrymple (gk), D.Butler, D.Woodfield, L.McGettigan, J.Y.Lindsay & B.E.Owen [1 goal]	Testimonial match for D.Welbourne)