Match Record
Complete record for all Swindon Town senior matches against Watford:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 141 | 54 | 33 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 201 | 38.30% | 50.35% |
| League | 100 | 39 | 23 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 142 | 39.00% | 50.50% |
| Non-League | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 41 | 37.50% | 50.00% |
| National Cup Competitions | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 33.33% | 50.00% |
Other matches between sides representing Swindon Town and Watford:
Biggest Victories and Defeats
Biggest victories in each competition:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL | 06 SEP 1951 | 
Watford (Away)
Watford (A)
|
W7 - 1 | H. Lunn 2, M. Owen 3, M. Betteridge, R. Onslow | 9,808 |
| STH | 06 APR 1915 | 
Watford (Home)
Watford (H)
|
W6 - 0 | A. Bown 6 | ~1,000 |
| LC | 08 SEP 1970 | 
Watford (Home)
Watford (H)
|
W4 - 2 | D. Rogers 2 (1 pen), A. Horsfield 2 | 13,271 |
| FAC | 04 JAN 1992 | 
Watford (Home)
Watford (H)
|
W3 - 2 | D. Shearer 2, D. Mitchell | 10,133 |
| FAC | 23 OCT 1886 | 
Watford Rovers (Away)
Watford Rovers (A)
|
W1 - 0 | D. Jones | - |
Biggest defeats in each competition:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL | 01 FEB 1936 |
Watford (Home)
Watford (H)
|
L1 - 6 | S. Lowry | 5,341 |
| STH | 12 SEP 1914 |
Watford (Away)
Watford (A)
|
L0 - 3 | - | ~3,000 |
| STH | 25 JAN 1902 |
Watford (Away)
Watford (A)
|
L0 - 3 | - | ~2,000 |
| UTD | 18 OCT 1905 |
Watford (Home)
Watford (H)
|
L1 - 3 | A. Monks | ~500 |
| FAC | 05 OCT 1889 |
Watford Rovers (Away)
Watford Rovers (A)
|
L3 - 5 | D. Jones, M. Owen, T. Bennett | ~250 |
| LC | 13 AUG 1997 |
Watford (Home)
Watford (H)
|
L0 - 2 | - | 6,271 |
| LC | 03 NOV 1987 |
Watford (Away)
Watford (A)
|
L2 - 4 | J. Quinn, S. Foley | 13,378 |
Highest and Lowest Attendances
Highest attendances at each venue:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL | 29 MAR 1969 |
Watford (Home)
Watford (H)
|
L0 - 1 | - | 28,898 |
| EFL | 14 JAN 1967 |
Watford (Away)
Watford (A)
|
L0 - 2 | - | 16,942 |
Lowest attendances at each venue:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAC | 05 OCT 1889 |
Watford Rovers (Away)
Watford Rovers (A)
|
L3 - 5 | D. Jones, M. Owen, T. Bennett | ~250 |
| UTD | 18 OCT 1905 |
Watford (Home)
Watford (H)
|
L1 - 3 | A. Monks | ~500 |
All Matches
Players
Most appearances for Swindon Town against Watford:
| Player | Apps |
|---|---|
| Maurice OWEN | 24 |
| John TROLLOPE | 23 |
| Sam BURTON | 19 |
| Billy TOUT | 19 |
| Bob JEFFERSON | 17 |
Most goals scored for Swindon Town against Watford:
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Harry MORRIS | 15 |
| Archie BOWN | 13 |
| Maurice OWEN | 12 |
| Duncan SHEARER | 6 |
| Steve WHITE | 6 |
Highest success % for Swindon Town against Watford (min 5 games):
| Player | SR% |
|---|---|
| Paul BODIN | 85.7% |
| Ross MacLAREN | 85.7% |
| Jon GITTENS | 80.0% |
| Arthur HORSFIELD | 80.0% |
| Harry KAYE | 80.0% |
Most appearances for Watford against Swindon Town:
| Player | Apps |
|---|---|
| Fred GREGORY | 19 |
| Charlie WHITE | 18 |
| Tommy BARNETT | 17 |
| Arthur WOODWARD | 16 |
| Nigel GIBBS | 15 |
Most goals scored for Watford against Swindon Town:
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tommy BARNETT | 10 |
| George JAMES | 6 |
| Billy LANE | 6 |
| Fred PAGNAM | 5 |
| Luther BLISSETT | 4 |
Highest success % for Watford against Swindon Town (min 5 games):
| Player | SR% |
|---|---|
| Dennis BOND | 91.7% |
| Arthur WOOLISCROFT | 90.0% |
| Bert SLATER | 83.3% |
| George JAMES | 80.0% |
| Tommy JONES | 80.0% |
Players who represented both clubs:
Video Footage
All available video footage for Swindon Town's matches against Watford:
Newspaper Reports
All available media reports for Swindon Town's matches against Watford:
Saturday January 5th, 1929
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TOWN'S SMASHING WIN OVER WATFORD GOOD OMEN FOR CUP TIEFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 5
Watford (0) 0
Saturday April 19th, 1930
Saturday September 6th, 1930
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TOWN FORWARDS DO NOT SHINE IN FIRST AWAY MATCHFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (1) 3
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday January 3rd, 1931
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WATFORD GIVE SWINDON A HARD GAMEFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Watford (0) 1
Saturday May 7th, 1932
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WEAK FINISHING CAUSE OF SWINDON'S DEFEATFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (3) 4
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday December 17th, 1932
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TOWN SHARE POINTS IN "NEEDLE" GAME AT WATFORDFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (2) 2
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday April 29th, 1933
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SWINDON DEFEATED IN LAST HOME MATCHFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Watford (1) 2
Saturday December 16th, 1933
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PLENTY OF INCIDENTS AT THE COUNTY GROUNDFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Watford (0) 0
Saturday April 28th, 1934
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TOWN CRASH IN A STORM AT WATFORDFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (2) 4
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday December 15th, 1934
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SWINDON AND WATFORD BATTLE ON WATER-LOGGED GROUNDFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (3) 7
Swindon Town (2) 4
Saturday April 27th, 1935
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WATFORD WELL WHACKEDFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Watford (1) 1
Saturday September 28th, 1935
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SWINDON GALLANT LOSERS AT WATFORDFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday February 1st, 1936
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ANOTHER BODY-BLOW FOR THE SWINDON TEAMFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Watford (3) 6
Saturday September 19th, 1936
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SWINDON STAGE A GALLANT COME-BACK AT WATFORDFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (2) 2
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday January 23rd, 1937
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SWINDON & WATFORD PLAY GOOD FOOTBALL IN THE MUDFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Watford (1) 1
Saturday September 18th, 1937
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SWINDON'S PRESTIGE SUFFERS A HEAVY BLOWFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Watford (0) 2
Saturday January 29th, 1938
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SWINDON SUFFER THEIR HEAVIEST DEFEAT OF THE SEASONFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (3) 4
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 24th, 1938
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SWINDON MAINTAIN THEIR 100 PER CENT HOME RECORDFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 3
Watford (0) 0
Saturday January 28th, 1939
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SWINDON SUFFER THEIR USUAL FATE AT WATFORDFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (1) 4
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday January 11th, 1947
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OWEN SHOWS THE WAY TO GET GOALS IN HIS FIRST BIG MATCHFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 5
Watford (0) 0
Saturday April 5th, 1947
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SWINDON HIT BACK AGAINST WATFORD IN EVEN GAMEFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday October 23rd, 1948
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DEFENSIVE SLIP PUTS SWINDON IN LEADFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Watford (0) 0
Saturday March 19th, 1949
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YOUNG SCORES FROM INSIDE OWN HALFFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday October 8th, 1949
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FREAK GOAL PUT SWINDON BEHINDFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Watford (1) 1
Saturday February 25th, 1950
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THIRTEENTH MINUTE LUCKY FOR OWENFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday November 18th, 1950
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WHEELER THERE FOR "KILL"Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (3) 3
Watford (1) 2
Saturday April 7th, 1951
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JONES PAVED WAY FOR WATFORD GOALFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday October 11th, 1952
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PENALTY DEPRIVES TOWN OF EARLY LEADFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (1) 2
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday February 28th, 1953
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LITTLE "BITE" IN EITHER OF ATTACKSFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 0
Watford (0) 0
Saturday December 5th, 1953
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SAMPSON IS ON MARK WITH A "SPECIAL"Football League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 2
Watford (1) 2
Saturday April 10th, 1954
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EARLY REVERSE PROVES A TONIC FOR TOWNFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday April 14th, 1956
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CHANGES IN TOWN ATTACK FAIL TO BRING SUCCESSFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (0) 2
Swindon Town (0) 1
Saturday August 25th, 1956
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THRILLING VICTORY FOR TOWN AT WATFORDFootball League Division Three (South)
Watford (1) 3
Swindon Town (1) 4
Saturday December 22nd, 1956
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TOWN STRIKE QUICKLY AGAINST WATFORDFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Watford (0) 0
Saturday September 9th, 1961
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AN OWN GOAL PUTS TOWN BEHINDFootball League Division Three
Watford (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday January 20th, 1962
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JOHN SMITH SHAKES OLD CLUBFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 3
Watford (1) 1
Saturday October 6th, 1962
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TOWN STAGE GREAT RECOVERYFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 3
Watford (1) 1
Saturday February 23rd, 1963
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DRAMATIC RECOVERY EARNS THE TOWN A POINTFootball League Division Three
Watford (2) 3
Swindon Town (1) 3
Saturday March 26th, 1966
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REFEREE IS INJURED AT COUNTY GROUNDFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 0
Watford (1) 1
Saturday January 14th, 1967
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CHALLENGERS FOR DIV. 2 STATUS LAND A DOUBLEFootball League Division Three
Watford (2) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday November 11th, 1967
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TOWN BREAK RUN OF WATFORD DOUBLESFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (2) 2
Watford (0) 0
Saturday April 6th, 1968
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MEL NURSE LEADS THE ATTACKFootball League Division Three
Watford (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 7th, 1968
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TOWN HOLD ON TO THEIR FINE RECORDFootball League Division Three
Watford (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday November 15th, 1969
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TOWN FAIL TO SCORE FOR THE SIXTH TIMEFootball League Division Two
Watford (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 28th, 1970
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TROLLOPE'S SPECIAL RELIEVES TENSIONFootball League Division Two
Swindon Town (1) 1
Watford (0) 0
Saturday September 28th, 1974
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PENALTY EARNS TOWN A POINTFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 2
Watford (1) 2
Saturday March 15th, 1975
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DANNY'S HOPES HIT BY GARNERFootball League Division Three
Watford (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Transfers
Transfers between Swindon Town and Watford:
Friendlies and Minor Competitions
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRN | 08 AUG 1985 |
Watford (Home)
Watford (H)
|
L0 - 3 | - | 2,224 |
| FRN | 1983 |
Watford (Home)
Watford (H)
|
L0 - 5 | - | - |