RECORD VICTORIES. (to and including the 2016/17 season) Except where stated, the highest scores also indicate record margins of victory

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1 RECORD VICTORIES (to and including the 2016/17 season) Except where stated, the highest scores also indicate record margins of victory SOUTHERN LEAGUE First Division (home) 7-0 v Coventry City, 24 September 1913 First Division (away) 6-3 v Merthyr Town, 13 March 1920 Joint-record margin of victory: 5-2 v Queens Park Rangers, 18 March v Brighton & Hove Albion, 13 October v Millwall, 15 April v Merthyr Town, 28 October v Millwall, 3 October v Brentford, 28 February 1920 Second Division (home) 11-0 v Maidenhead, 24 February 1900 Second Division (away) 6-1 v Old St Stephen s, 13 April 1898 Joint-record margin of victory: 5-0 v Wycombe Wanderers, 5 March 1904 FOOTBALL LEAGUE / FA PREMIER LEAGUE Top Tier (home) 8-0 v Sunderland, 25 September 1982 Top Tier (away) 5-0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 3 December v Tottenham Hotspur, 11 May v Chelsea, 5 May v Notts County, 11 February 1984 Second Tier (home) 7-2 v Bradford City, 16 December v Blackpool, 24 January 2015 Joint- record margin of victory: 6-1 v Derby County, 26 January v AFC Bournemouth, 10 August v Walsall, 18 April 1989 Second Tier (away) 7-4 v Burnley, 5 April 2003 Record margin of victory: 6-1 v Millwall, 18 September v Leeds United, 10 November 2012 Third Tier (home) 8-2 v Newport County, 5 January 1924 Record margin of victory: 7-0 v Newport County, 26 December 1934 Third Tier (away) 7-4 v Torquay United, 10 April 1937 Record margin of victory: 6-1 v Swindon Town, 1 February 1936 Fourth Tier (home) 7-2 v Hartlepools United, 13 October 1959 Record margin of victory: 6-0 v Oldham Athletic, 12 September v Doncaster Rovers, 28 January 1978 Fourth Tier (away) 5-3 v Oldham Athletic, 1 November 1958 Record margin of victory: 4-0 v Barrow, 28 March v York City, 21 January 1978 FA CUP Home 10-0 v Leighton Cee Springs, 3 November v Bournemouth, 29 November v Lowestoft Town, 27 November 1926 Highest score against a Football League or FA Premier League club: 5-0 v Reading, 6 January v Sheffield United, 5 January 1985 Away 6-0 v Redhill, 31 October v Worcester City, 13 January v Newport (Isle of Wight), 17 November 1956 Highest score against a Football League or FA Premier League club: 4-6 v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, 26 January 1929 Record margin of victory against a Football League or FA Premier League club: 3-0 v Fulham, 14 January v Southend United, 24 November v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 16 February v Bury, 8 March 1986 FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP Home 8-0 v Darlington, 6 October 1987 Away 4-0 v Leeds United, 31 October 1984

2 RECORD DEFEATS (to and including the 2016/17 season) Except where stated, the highest scores also indicate record margins of defeat SOUTHERN LEAGUE First Division (home) 1-7 v Millwall, 10 January 1903 First Division (away) 0-11 v Southampton, 13 December 1902 Second Division (home) 2-4 v Portsmouth, 20 October 1900 (Record margin of defeat: 0-3 v 1st Scots Guards, 16 January v Maidenhead, 25 March 1899) Second Division (away) 0-11 v Warmley, 18 December 1897 FOOTBALL LEAGUE / FA PREMIER LEAGUE Top Tier (home) 0-5 v Manchester City, 21 May 2017 Top Tier (away) 1-6 v Norwich City, 7 April v Liverpool, 6 November 2016 Joint-record margin of defeat: 0-5 v Wimbledon, 4 December 1999 Second Tier (home) 1-5 v Crystal Palace, 17 January 2004 Joint-record margin of defeat: 0-4 v Millwall, 16 January v Swindon, 6 March v Cardiff City, 3 October v West Ham United, 16 August 2011 Second Tier (away) 0-5 v Carlisle United, 10 February v Portsmouth, 3 October v Blackpool, 1 January v Sunderland, 17 April v Sunderland, 26 April v Fulham, 26 December v West Bromwich Albion, 31 October 2009 Third Tier (home) 1-7 v Swindon Town, 6 September 1951 Third Tier (away) 1-8 v Aberdare Athletic, 2 January 1926 Joint-record margin of defeat: 0-7 v Port Vale, 15 September 1947 Fourth Tier (home) 1-4 v Coventry City, 24 January v Shrewsbury Town, 7 May 1959 Fourth Tier (away) 1-8 v Crystal Palace, 23 September 1959 FA CUP Home 4-7 v 3rd Grenadier Guards, 18 September 1897 Joint-record margin of defeat: 2-5 v Swifts, 16 November v Notts County, 15 January v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2 January v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 January v Reading, 25 November v Brighton & Hove Albion, 22 November v Nottingham Forest, 19 February v Bolton Wanderers, 7 January 2006 Away 0-10 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 24 January 1912 FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP Home 3-6 v Tottenham Hotspur, 21 September 1994 Joint-record margin of defeat: 2-5 v Derby County, 11 October v Norwich City, 9 October v Manchester United, 31 October 2000 Away 3-7 v Nottingham Forest, 10 November 1982 Record margin of defeat: 1-6 v Blackburn Rovers, 9 December v Coventry City, 9 December 1980

3 18 Nov London Orphan Asylum (a) Friendly 3 Mar The Rev D.Patterson's XI (a) Friendly 23 Feb St Albans Grammar School (a) Friendly 8 Nov City Ramblers (h) Friendly 21 Feb Christ Church Rangers (h) Friendly 3 Oct West End 2nd XI (a) Friendly 10 Oct South Hackney (a) Friendly 26 Dec Mr Fairman's Team (h) Friendly 2 Jan Harrow Town (h) Friendly 6 Feb Acton (a) Friendly 13 Feb Harrow Town (a) Friendly 2 Oct Civil Service Wanderers (h) Friendly 30 Oct Hotspur 2nd XI (h) Friendly 12 Mar St Albans (a) Friendly 8 Oct Amherst (h) Friendly 26 Dec Champion Hill (h) Friendly 28 Jan Berkhamsted (h) Herts Senior Cup 2nd Round 10 Mar Croxley (h) Herts Senior Cup Semi-final 6 Oct Hampstead (h) Friendly 27 Oct Old Foresters (h) FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round 3 Nov Harrow Town (h) Friendly 12 Jan Berkhamsted (a) Friendly 23 Feb Hitchin (at St Albans) Herts Senior Cup Semi-final 14 Dec Berkhamsted (h) Herts Senior Cup 1st Round 25 Jan St Albans (a) Friendly 1 Mar Old Cranleighans (h) Friendly 5 Apr Clapham Pilgrims (h) Friendly 18 Oct Vulcans (h) Friendly 15 Nov Harrow Town (h) Friendly 17 Jan Watford St Mary's (h) Friendly (The club played a man short) 31 Jan Swifts (h) Friendly 11 Feb Aldenham School (h) Friendly 28 Feb Watford St Mary's (h) Herts Senior Cup Semi-final 28 Mar St Albans (at Hatfield) Herts Senior Cup Final 26 Sep Crouch End (h) Friendly 10 Oct Casuals (h) Friendly 17 Oct London Welsh (h) Friendly 14 Nov Wolverton London & North Western Railway (h) Friendly 16 Dec Bank of England (h) Friendly 6 Feb Watford St Mary's (h) Herts Senior Cup 1st Round 13 Feb Bowes Park (h) Friendly 26 Mar Old Cranleighans (h) Friendly 8 Oct Berkhamsted School (h) Friendly 16 Nov St Mary's Hospital (h) Friendly 26 Nov Ilford (h) Friendly (The club played a man short and the opposition two men short) 3 Apr Wolverton London & North Western Railway (h) Friendly 23 Sep Old St Stephen s (h) Friendly 7 Oct Bowes Park (h) Friendly 14 Oct Chesham (h) Friendly 11 Nov Norwich Old Thorpe (a) FA Amateur Cup 2nd Round 25 Nov Old St Mark's (h) Friendly 21 Apr London Welsh (h) Friendly 29 Sep St Albans (h) Friendly SIX-GOAL VICTORIES (and a draw...) (to and including the 2016/17 season) Competitive peacetime matches are in bold type. Date Score Opponents Match Status

4 21 Sep Bradfield Waifs (h) Friendly 26 Oct Old Harrovians (h) Friendly 30 Jan Old St Stephen s (h) Southern League Division 2 24 Nov Royal Veterinary College (h) Friendly 19 Feb Wolverton London & North Western Railway (h) Friendly (Watford rallied from 1-4 to lead 6-4) 13 Apr Old St Stephen s (a) Southern League Division 2 3 Sep Reading Amateurs (h) Friendly 14 Sep Wycombe Wanderers (h) Bucks & Contiguous Counties Lge Div 1 22 Oct Shepherds Bush (h) Southern League Division 2 10 Dec Chesham (h) Southern League Division 2 27 Dec Metropolitan Railway (h) Friendly 28 Jan Fulham (h) Southern League Division 2 19 Apr Apsley & District (a) Friendly 27 Apr Aylesbury United (a) Bucks & Contiguous Counties Lge Div 1 13 Sep st Scots Guards (h) (match abandoned) Friendly 16 Sep Barking Woodville (h) Friendly 27 Sep Aylesbury United (h) Bucks & Contiguous Counties Lge Div 1 30 Sep Hitchin (h) FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round 23 Dec Grays United (h) Friendly (This should have been a Southern League fixture, but the appointed referee failed to appear) 25 Dec Southall (h) Southern League Division 2 24 Feb Maidenhead (h) Southern League Division 2 15 Mar Aylesbury United (a) Bucks & Contiguous Counties Lge Div 1 (The club played a man short) 14 Apr Wandsworth (h) Bucks & Contiguous Counties Lge Div 1 12 Sep Richmond Association (h) Friendly 26 Sep West Norwood (h) Friendly 3 Nov Leighton Cee Springs (h) FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round 13 Apr Rushden (h) Friendly 25 Dec Kettering Combination (h) Friendly 22 Mar Luton Town (h) Friendly 4 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion (h) South Eastern League 11 Apr Darlington (h) Friendly 13 Apr Scottish Amateurs (h) Friendly 12 Sep Portsmouth Reserves (h) Southern League Division 2 19 Sep South West Ham (h) Friendly 26 Sep Wycombe Wanderers (h) Southern League Division 2 6 Oct Bedfordshire Regiment (h) Friendly 24 Oct Hitchin (h) South Eastern League 31 Oct Redhill (a) FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round 7 Nov Millwall Reserves (h) Friendly (This should have been a Southern League fixture, but in foggy conditions it was decided to play a friendly match of 60 minutes' duration) 5 Dec Swindon Town Reserves (h) Southern League Division 2 19 Dec Grays United (h) Southern Eastern League 2 Jan Southall (h) Southern League Division 2 9 Jan Chesham Generals (h) Southern Eastern League 30 Jan Vulcans (h) Friendly 4 Apr French Professionals (h) Friendly 9 Apr War Office (h) South Eastern League 29 Oct Biggleswade (h) FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round 14 Jan Hastings & St Leonards (h) South Eastern League 25 Jan Eastbourne Old Town (h) South Eastern League 15 Mar Southern United (h) South Eastern League 13 Jan Worcester City (a) FA Cup 1st Round 28 Feb Grays United (h) United League 4 Apr Southern United (h) United League 19 Jan Leyton (h) Southern League Division 1 20 Nov Bromley (h) FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round 14 Feb Chesham Town (a) Friendly 3 Dec Clapton (h) FA Cup 5th Qualifying Round 11 Nov Coventry City (h) Southern League Division 1 24 Sep Coventry City (h) Southern League Division 1 29 Nov Bournemouth (h) FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round

5 1 Apr West Ham United (h) Southern League Division 1 1 Sep Sherwood Foresters (h) Friendly 6 Nov Crystal Palace (h) London Combination 12 Feb Queens Park Rangers (h) London Combination 24 Feb Portsmouth (h) London Combination 12 Apr Luton Town (h) Friendly 13 Mar Merthyr Town (a) Southern League Division 1 18 Sep Northampton Town (h) Football League Division 3 10 Mar Aberdare Athletic (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 5 Jan Newport County (h) Football League 3 (South) 13 Mar Merthyr Town (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 27 Nov Lowestoft Town (h) FA Cup 1st Round 2 Feb Plymouth Argyle (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 25 Oct Newport County (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 22 Nov Torquay United (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 5 Sep Torquay United (a) Football League Division 3 (South) 20 Dec Clapton Orient (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 15 Dec Swindon Town (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 26 Dec Newport County (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 1 Feb Swindon Town (a) Football League Division 3 (South) 5 Sep Gillingham (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 20 Mar Reading (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 10 Apr Torquay United (a) Football League Division 3 (South) 13 Sep Notts County (h) Fbl Lge Div 3 (S) Cup Semi-final replay 30 Dec Tottenham Hotspur (h) Regional League South 25 May Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (h) Regional League South 17 Aug Royal Army Medical Corps (h) Friendly 11 Jan Southend United (h) South Regional Lge / Football Lge South 25 Jan Southampton (h) South Regional Lge / Football Lge South 12 Apr Norwich City (h) South Regional Lge / Football Lge South 26 Apr Portsmouth (h) South Regional Lge / Football Lge South 21 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion (h) London League 11 Apr Reading (h) London War Cup 11 Sep Southampton (h) Football League South 16 Oct Clapton Orient (h) Football League South 25 Dec Notts County (h) Football League 3 South (North) 29 Dec Polish Air Force XI (h) Friendly 2 Mar Notts County (h) Football League 3 South (North) Cup 10 Dec Netherfield (h) FA Cup 2nd Round 31 Dec Ipswich Town (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 12 Sep Gillingham (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 28 Nov Aldershot (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 7 Sep Crystal Palace (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 28 Apr Kings Langley (a) Friendly 3 May All Star XI (h) Friendly 7 May Berkhamsted Town (a) Friendly 10 Apr All Star XI (h) Friendly 17 Nov Newport (Isle of Wight) (a) FA Cup 1st Round 24 Apr Hemel Hempstead Town (a) Friendly 1 May Kings Langley (a) Friendly 12 Sep Oldham Athletic (h) Football League Division 4 13 Oct Hartlepools United (h) Football League Division 4 30 Aug Brentford (h) Football League Division 3 11 Apr Coventry City (h) Football League Division 3 11 Sep Coventry City (h) Football League Division 3 12 Nov East Anglian Cup XI (at Wealdstone) Friendly 3 Oct Corinthian-Casuals (h) Friendly (for Sheriff of London Shield) 2 Dec Grimsby Town (h) Football League Division 3 18 Feb First Tower United, Jersey (a) Friendly 6 Aug Aldershot (h) Friendly 15 Sep RAF Stanmore (a) (in private) Friendly 23 Jul Leavesden Hospital (a) (in private) Friendly 19 Sep Berkhamsted Sunday League XI (at Tring) Friendly 28 Jan Doncaster Rovers (h) Football League Division 4 2 Sep Southampton (h) (after extra time) Football League Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg (Watford had lost the first leg 0-4) 26 Jan Derby County (h) Football League Division 2 2 Jun Malaysia National XI (a) Friendly 2 Aug Kongsvinger, Norway (a) Friendly 25 Sep Sunderland (h) Football League Division 1

6 29 Nov Exeter City (a) Friendly 28 Mar Corinthian-Casuals (h) Friendly (for the Sheriff of London Shield) 7 Nov Burton Albion (a) Friendly 30 Sep Irthlingborough Diamonds (a) Friendly 22 Oct Harlow Town (a) Friendly 3 Aug Krylbo, Sweden (a) Friendly 20 Oct Hungerford Town (a) Friendly 1 Dec March Town (a) Friendly 6 Jan Exmouth Town (a) Friendly 23 Jul Tegs SK, Sweden (a) Friendly 25 Jul Hudiksvalls ABK / Iggesund HIF, Sweden (a) Friendly 6 Oct Darlington (h) Football League Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg 16 Dec Bradford City (h) Football League Division 2 28 Jul Virserums SGF, Sweden (a) Friendly 1 Aug IFK Orby, Sweden (a) Friendly 19 Jul Dawlish (a) Friendly 31 Jul Swedish Select XI (a) Friendly 23 Apr Grimsby Town (h) Football League Division 1 (2nd tier) 27 Jul Wealdstone (a) Friendly 19 Jul Newquay (a) Friendly 5 Apr Burnley (a) Football League Division 1 (2nd tier) 26 Jul Northwood (a) Friendly 18 Sep Millwall (a) Football League Championship (2nd tier) 1 Aug Barnet (in private at London Colney) Friendly 10 Nov Leeds United (a) Football League Championship (2nd tier) 9 Jul South Tyrol Representative XI, Italy (a) Friendly 10 Aug AFC Bournemouth (h) Football League Championship (2nd tier) 8 Jul SV Feldkirchen, Austria (a) Friendly 24 Jan Blackpool ( h) Football League Championship (2nd tier)