1987/1988

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Manager(s)

D. T. Bassett; S. J. Harrison

Final league position

20th of 21 in Football League Division 1 (Relegated)

Average league attendance

Home: 14,529
Away: 16,637

Home-and-away league doubles for Watford

Arsenal, Wimbledon

Home-and-away league doubles against Watford

Coventry City, Everton, Liverpool, Luton Town, Manchester United, Southampton, West Ham United

Goals from penalty kicks

K. F. Jackett - 30
M. Allen - 31

Match-by-match details

							Manager: Bassett, D. T.	Manager: Harrison, S. J.	Own goals	Agana, P. A. O.►■	Allen, M.■	Bardsley, D. J.■	Blissett, L. L.	Chivers, G. P. S.►■	Coton, A. P.	Gibbs, N. J.	Hetherston, P.►■	Hill, R. W.►■	Hodges, G. P.►	Holden, R. W.►	Holdsworth, D. G.►	Holdsworth, D. C.►	Jackett, K. F.	Kuhl, M.►■	McClelland, J.	Morris, M. J.►	Porter, G. M.	Powell, C. G.►■	Pullan, C. J.	Rees, M. J.►■	Rimmer, S. A.►	Roberts, I. W.	Rostron, J. W.	Rumble, P.►■	Senior, T. J.►■	Sherwood, T. A.►	Sterling, W. R.	Terry, S. G.■	Thomas, R. C.►
Appearances - League							23	17		12	16	4	17	14	37	30	2	2	22	10	0	0	32	4	40	39	39	0	2	3	9	18	33	0	22	9	17	6	1
Substitute Appearances - League										3	6	0	8	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	7	4	0	2	4	4	0	3
Goals - League									2	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
Appearances - Other Competitions							7	6		4	8	0	5	5	11	9	3	0	9	0	1	0	9	0	12	12	11	0	1	2	0	4	12	1	7	7	7	3	0
Substitute Appearances - Other Competitions										1	2	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0
Goals - Other Competitions									1	2	6	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0
1	Sat 15 Aug	Wimbledon	H	Lge	1-0	15,344	X			X►		X	R1		G	X							X		X	X►	X					S	X		X►
2	Wed 19 Aug	Nottingham Forest	A	Lge	0-1	14,527	X			X	S	R	X		G	X		S►					R		X	X	X						X		X
3	Sat 22 Aug	Manchester United	A	Lge	0-2	38,582	X			X			X		G	X		S					X		X	X	X					S	R		X		R
4	Sat 29 Aug	Tottenham Hotspur	H	Lge	1-1	19,073	X			X		X	X		G	X		R					X		X	X	X1					S	S		R
5	Sat 05 Sep	Norwich City	H	Lge	0-1	11,724	X			X		X■	X		G	X		R■					R		X	X	X					S	S		X
6	Sat 12 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday	A	Lge	3-2	16,144	X			S				R►	G	X									X	X	X1					X	X		R1	S►	X1	X
7	Sat 19 Sep	Portsmouth	H	Lge	0-0	13,277	X						S	X	G	X									X	R	X					X	X		X		X	X
8	Tue 22 Sep	Darlington	A	LC2	3-0	5,005	X						S	R	G	X1	S►								X	X	X1					X	X		R1		X	X
9	Sat 26 Sep	Chelsea	H	Lge	0-3	16,270	X						S	X	G	X	S								X	R	X					X	R		X		X	X
10	Sat 03 Oct	Coventry City	A	Lge	0-1	16,111	X			X					G	X			X►						X	X	X					S	X		R		X	X
11	Tue 06 Oct	Darlington	H	LC2	8-0	8,186	X			S1			X1		G	X1	X2		X1						X	X	X					R1	X					X1
12	Sat 17 Oct	Southampton	A	Lge	0-1	11,933	X			S			X		G	X	R		X				S		X	X	R					X	X					X
13	Sat 24 Oct	Everton	A	Lge	0-2	28,501	X			X					G	X			X				X		X	X	S					R	X		X	X
14	Wed 28 Oct	Swindon Town	A	LC3	1-1	13,833	X			R1	X				G	X			X				X		X	X	S					S	X		X	R
15	Sat 31 Oct	West Ham United	H	Lge	1-2	14,225	X			R	X1				G	X			X				X		X	X	X						X		X	S
16	Tue 03 Nov	Swindon Town	H	LC3	4-2	13,378	X				X1		S		G	X			X1				X		X	X1	X1						X		R	X
17	Sat 07 Nov	Queens Park Rangers	A	Lge	0-0	12,101	X				X			X	G	X			X				X		X	X	X					X				X
18	Sat 14 Nov	Charlton Athletic	H	Lge	2-1	12,117	X				X1				G	X			X				X		X	X	X					X1	X			X
19	Tue 17 Nov	Manchester City	A	LC4	1-3	20,357	X				X1				G	X			X				X		X	X	X					X	R		S	R	S
20	Sat 21 Nov	Oxford United	A	Lge	1-1	7,811	X				R		X1	X	G				X				X		X	X	X					R			S	X	S
21	Tue 24 Nov	Liverpool	A	Lge	0-4	32,396	X				X		X	X	G				X				X		X	X	X						S		R	R	S
22	Sat 28 Nov	Arsenal	H	Lge	2-0	19,584	X				R		X1	X	G				X				X1		X	X	X						X		X		S
23	Sat 05 Dec	Derby County	A	Lge	1-1	14,516	X			S	X		X	X	G				R1				X		X	X	X		X						X
24	Sat 12 Dec	Luton Town	H	Lge	0-1	12,152	X				X		X	R	G				X			S►	X		X	X	X						X		R		S
25	Sat 26 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday	H	Lge	1-3	12,026	X		1	X	R		X		G	X	S						X		X	X	X					R	X		S
26	Mon 28 Dec	Portsmouth	A	Lge	1-1	15,003	X			X1	S			X									X		X	X	X		R	G►			X		X		X
27	Fri 01 Jan	Tottenham Hotspur	A	Lge	1-2	25,235	X			X	S			X			S		R				X		X	X1	X			G			X		X		R
28	Sat 02 Jan	Manchester United	H	Lge	0-1	18,038	X			X	S			X			X		X				X		X	X	R			G			X		R	S
29	Sat 09 Jan	Hull City	H	FA3	1-1	12,761	X			X	S1			X			X		X				X		X	X	X			G			R		X
30	Tue 12 Jan	Hull City	A	FA3	2-2 (AET, 2-2 after 90m)	13,681	X			R	S1		X	X	G				X				X1(P)		X	X	X						X				X
31	Sat 16 Jan	Wimbledon	A	Lge	2-1	6,848		X			X1(P)		X	X	G				X						X	X	X						X			X	X1
32	Mon 18 Jan	Hull City	H	FA3	1-0	15,261		X			X1		X	X	G				X						X	X	X						X			X	X
33	Sat 23 Jan	Nottingham Forest	H	Lge	0-0	13,158		X			X		X	X	G				X				X		X	X	X						X				X
34	Mon 25 Jan	Ipswich Town	A	FMC3	2-5 (AET, 2-2 after 90m)	7,466		X	1	X■						X	R■				X►	S						S►■	R	G■		X		X►■	X1	X		X
35	Sat 30 Jan	Coventry City	A	FA4	1-0	22,479		X			X		R	R■	G	S			X				X		X	X	X						X		S1		X
36	Sat 06 Feb	Norwich City	A	Lge	0-0	13,316		X			X		S		G	X			R				X		X	X	X						X		X		X
37	Sat 13 Feb	Liverpool	H	Lge	1-4	23,838		X			X		S1		G	X							X		X	X	X		S				R		R	X	X
38	Sat 20 Feb	Port Vale	A	FA5	0-0	22,483		X			X		S		G	X							X		X	X	R						X		X	X	X
39	Tue 23 Feb	Port Vale	H	FA5	2-0	18,539		X			R		S		G	X							X		X	X	X1						X		X1	X	X
40	Sat 27 Feb	Coventry City	H	Lge	0-1	12,052		X			R		S		G	X							X	X►	X	X	X						X		X		X
41	Sat 05 Mar	Southampton	H	Lge	0-1	11,824		X			S		S		G	X			X				X		X	X	X					R	X		R■		X
42	Sat 12 Mar	Wimbledon	A	FA6	1-2	12,228		X			X1		X		G	X			X				X		X	X	X					S	X				R
43	Sat 19 Mar	West Ham United	A	Lge	0-1	16,015		X			R		X		G	X							X		X		X					S	X			X	X	X■
44	Sat 26 Mar	Everton	H	Lge	1-2	13,503		X			R		X		G	X				X►			X		X	X	X1					S	X				X
45	Tue 29 Mar	Chelsea	A	Lge	1-1	11,240		X					S		G	X			S	R			X		X	X	X				R1►	X	X				X
46	Fri 01 Apr	Queens Park Rangers	H	Lge	0-1	16,083		X					S		G	X				R			X		X	X	X				X	X	X				X
47	Mon 04 Apr	Charlton Athletic	A	Lge	0-1	6,196		X			S■		X		G	X				R			X	X	X	X	X				X		S			R
48	Sat 09 Apr	Oxford United	H	Lge	3-0	10,045		X							G	X			X2	X1				X	X	X	X				X	X	X
49	Tue 12 Apr	Newcastle United	A	Lge	0-3	16,318		X							G	X			X	X				R■	X	X	X		S		X	X	X
50	Fri 15 Apr	Arsenal	A	Lge	1-0	19,541		X							G	X			R	X1			X		X	X	X				X	X	X						S►
51	Tue 19 Apr	Newcastle United	H	Lge	1-1	12,075		X							G	X			R	X			X1		X	X	X				X	X	X						S
52	Sat 30 Apr	Derby County	H	Lge	1-1	14,181		X							G	X			R	X		S	X		X	X	X				R	X1	X						S
53	Mon 02 May	Luton Town	A	Lge	1-2	10,409		X	1						G	X			S	X			X		X	X	X				X	X	R			S			R
							Manager: Bassett, D. T.	Manager: Harrison, S. J.	Own goals	Agana, P. A. O.►■	Allen, M.■	Bardsley, D. J.■	Blissett, L. L.	Chivers, G. P. S.►■	Coton, A. P.	Gibbs, N. J.	Hetherston, P.►■	Hill, R. W.►■	Hodges, G. P.►	Holden, R. W.►	Holdsworth, D. G.►	Holdsworth, D. C.►	Jackett, K. F.	Kuhl, M.►■	McClelland, J.	Morris, M. J.►	Porter, G. M.	Powell, C. G.►■	Pullan, C. J.	Rees, M. J.►■	Rimmer, S. A.►	Roberts, I. W.	Rostron, J. W.	Rumble, P.►■	Senior, T. J.►■	Sherwood, T. A.►	Sterling, W. R.	Terry, S. G.■	Thomas, R. C.►

► = 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 21 Jul	Jaro, Finland	A	5-0	2,178	A.P.Coton (gk) (sub: M.J.Rees); N.J.Gibbs & J.W.Rostron (sub: K.F.Jackett); K.Richardson, S.G.Terry & J.McClelland (sub: M.J.Morris); D.J.Bardsley (sub: M.Allen), L.L.Blissett [3 goals] (sub: G.M.Porter, reappearing after having himself been substituted), D.S.Mitchell (sub: I.W.Roberts [1 goal]), G.M.Porter (sub: R.W.Hill) & P.A.O.Agana [1 goal]	Jaro were leading the Finnish second division and had not conceded a goal in their previous 850 minutes of play
Thu 23 Jul	Tegs, Sweden	A	9-0		A.P.Coton (gk); D.J.Bardsley (sub: N.J.Gibbs) & K.F.Jackett [1 penalty goal] (sub: J.W.Rostron); R.W.Hill, M.J.Morris & J.McClelland (sub: S.G.Terry); P.Hetherston [1 goal], L.L.Blissett [2 goals] (sub: M.Allen [2 goals, including a penalty]), D.S.Mitchell [3 goals], G.M.Porter & W.R.Sterling (sub: K.Richardson)
Sat 25 Jul	Hudiksvalls ABK / Iggesund HIF, Sweden	A	7-0		M.J.Rees (gk); N.J.Gibbs (sub: D.J.Bardsley) & J.W.Rostron; K.Richardson (sub: K.F.Jackett), S.G.Terry & J.McClelland (sub: M.J.Morris); W.R.Sterling [1 goal], L.L.Blissett [2 goals] (sub: P.Hetherston), I.W.Roberts (sub: D.S.Mitchell), R.W.Hill [1 goal] & G.M.Porter [1 goal] (sub: M.Allen [2 goals])	The opposition consisted of players from the two Swedish clubs.
Tue 28 Jul	GIF Sundsvall, Sweden	A	4-2	2,561	A.P.Coton (gk); D.J.Bardsley & N.J.Gibbs (sub: J.W.Rostron); K.F.Jackett, M.J.Morris [1 goal] & J.McClelland (sub: S.G.Terry); P.Hetherston [1 goal], L.L.Blissett [1 goal], T.J.Senior, R.W.Hill [1 goal] (sub: K.Richardson) & W.R.Sterling
Thu 30 Jul	Anundsjo, Sweden	A	5-1	2,453	M.J.Rees (gk); N.J.Gibbs & J.W.Rostron; K.Richardson, S.G.Terry (sub: D.J.Bardsley) & M.J.Morris; W.R.Sterling, M.Allen (sub: I.W.Roberts), T.J.Senior [5 goals], K.F.Jackett & R.W.Hill	P.A.O.Agana also appeared as a used substitute. Senior became the first player for 63 years to score five goals for the club in any first-team match in peacetime.
Wed 05 Aug	AFC Bournemouth	A	4-3	3,037	A.P.Coton (gk); N.J.Gibbs (sub: D.J.Bardsley for Gibbs) & J.W.Rostron; K.Richardson (sub: R.W.Hill [1 goal]), M.J.Morris & J.McClelland; W.R.Sterling, L.L.Blissett [1 goal], T.J.Senior [2 goals] (sub: M.Allen), K.F.Jackett & P.A.O.Agana
Sun 09 Aug	Crystal Palace	A	2-1	2,976	A P Coton (gk); N J Gibbs & K F Jackett; K Richardson S G Terry (sub: M J Morris) & D J Bardsley; W R Sterling M Allen [1 goal] (sub: I W Roberts) T J Senior [1 goal], R.W.Hill (sub: P.Hetherston) & P.A.O.Agana (sub: G.M.Porter)	Testimonial match for Crystal Palace's groundsman, L.Chatterton
Tue 11 Aug	Fulham	H	0-0	0	Lineup unknown	played in private at Stanmore
Mon 07 Sep	RAF Uxbridge	A	3-1	500	D.B.James (gk); D.J.Bardsley & J.W.Rostron (sub: C.G.Powell); G.P.S.Chivers (sub: Dean C.Holdsworth), M.J.Morris (sub: C.J.Pullan) & S.G.Terry; W.R.Sterling, L.L.Blissett (sub: P.A.O.Agana [1 goal]), T.J.Senior [1 goal] (sub: T.A.Sherwood), R.W.Hill [1 goal] (sub: David G.Holdsworth) & I.W.Roberts
Mon 30 Nov	Northampton Town	A	2-3	1,879	A.P.Coton (gk); G.P.S.Chivers (sub: N.J.Gibbs) & J.W.Rostron; C.J.Pullan, S.G.Terry & J.McClelland (sub: David G.Holdsworth); L.L.Blissett (sub: Dean C.Holdsworth), M.Allen [1 goal] (sub: W.R.Sterling), T.J.Senior [1 goal], G.M.Porter & G.P.Hodges (sub: T.A.Sherwood)	Testimonial match for Northampton Town's Watford-born assistant-manager, D.C.A.Walker
Fri 18 Dec	Leicester City	H	0-3	~70	A.P.Coton (gk); N.J.Gibbs & K.F.Jackett; T.A.Sherwood (sub: David G.Holdsworth), M.J.Morris & J.McClelland; L.L.Blissett, M.Allen, Dean C.Holdsworth (sub: T.J.Senior), G.M.Porter & P.A.O.Agana (sub: W.R.Sterling)	at Woodside Stadium
Wed 06 Jan	Tunisia	A	2-1	15,000	A.P.Coton (gk); G.P.S.Chivers & J.W.Rostron (sub: T.A.Sherwood); K.F.Jackett, M.J.Morris & J.McClelland (sub: N.J.Gibbs); P.Hetherston [1 goal], P.A.O.Agana [1 goal] (sub: M.Allen), T.J.Senior (sub: W.R.Sterling), G.M.Porter & G.P.Hodges (sub: C.J.Pullan)