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 1915 3-0 v Brighton & Hove Albion, 13 October 1906 3-0 v Millwall, 15 April 1911 3-0 v Merthyr Town, 28 October 1912 3-0 v Millwall, 3 October 1914 3-0 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 1983 5-1 v Tottenham Hotspur, 11 May 1985 5-1 v Chelsea, 5 May 1986 5-3 v Notts County, 11 February 1984 Second Tier (home) 7-2 v Bradford City, 16 December 1989 7-2 v Blackpool, 24 January 2015 Joint- record margin of victory: 6-1 v Derby County, 26 January 1982 6-1 v AFC Bournemouth, 10 August 2013 5-0 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 2010 6-1 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 1959 6-0 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 1959 4-0 v York City, 21 January 1978 FA CUP Home 10-0 v Leighton Cee Springs, 3 November 1900 10-0 v Bournemouth, 29 November 1913 10-1 v Lowestoft Town, 27 November 1926 Highest score against a Football League or FA Premier League club: 5-0 v Reading, 6 January 1971 5-0 v Sheffield United, 5 January 1985 Away 6-0 v Redhill, 31 October 1903 6-0 v Worcester City, 13 January 1906 6-0 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 1932 3-0 v Southend United, 24 November 1945 3-0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 16 February 1980 3-0 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
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 1897 0-3 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 1984 1-6 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 1971 0-4 v Swindon, 6 March 1993 0-4 v Cardiff City, 3 October 2009 0-4 v West Ham United, 16 August 2011 Second Tier (away) 0-5 v Carlisle United, 10 February 1970 0-5 v Portsmouth, 3 October 1970 0-5 v Blackpool, 1 January 1972 0-5 v Sunderland, 17 April 1972 0-5 v Sunderland, 26 April 1980 0-5 v Fulham, 26 December 2000 0-5 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 1959 1-4 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 1889 1-4 v Notts County, 15 January 1972 1-4 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2 January 1993 1-4 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 January 2008 0-3 v Reading, 25 November 1933 0-3 v Brighton & Hove Albion, 22 November 1975 0-3 v Nottingham Forest, 19 February 1989 0-3 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 1960 0-3 v Norwich City, 9 October 1990 0-3 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 1992 0-5 v Coventry City, 9 December 1980
18 Nov 1882 6-0 London Orphan Asylum (a) Friendly 3 Mar 1883 13-0 The Rev D.Patterson's XI (a) Friendly 23 Feb 1884 6-0 St Albans Grammar School (a) Friendly 8 Nov 1884 9-0 City Ramblers (h) Friendly 21 Feb 1885 7-0 Christ Church Rangers (h) Friendly 3 Oct 1885 11-0 West End 2nd XI (a) Friendly 10 Oct 1885 8-0 South Hackney (a) Friendly 26 Dec 1885 6-0 Mr Fairman's Team (h) Friendly 2 Jan 1886 7-1 Harrow Town (h) Friendly 6 Feb 1886 8-2 Acton (a) Friendly 13 Feb 1886 7-1 Harrow Town (a) Friendly 2 Oct 1886 6-0 Civil Service Wanderers (h) Friendly 30 Oct 1886 6-2 Hotspur 2nd XI (h) Friendly 12 Mar 1887 7-0 St Albans (a) Friendly 8 Oct 1887 10-0 Amherst (h) Friendly 26 Dec 1887 10-0 Champion Hill (h) Friendly 28 Jan 1888 10-0 Berkhamsted (h) Herts Senior Cup 2nd Round 10 Mar 1888 8-0 Croxley (h) Herts Senior Cup Semi-final 6 Oct 1888 7-0 Hampstead (h) Friendly 27 Oct 1888 6-0 Old Foresters (h) FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round 3 Nov 1888 7-0 Harrow Town (h) Friendly 12 Jan 1889 7-0 Berkhamsted (a) Friendly 23 Feb 1889 6-0 Hitchin (at St Albans) Herts Senior Cup Semi-final 14 Dec 1889 9-0 Berkhamsted (h) Herts Senior Cup 1st Round 25 Jan 1890 12-0 St Albans (a) Friendly 1 Mar 1890 7-0 Old Cranleighans (h) Friendly 5 Apr 1890 8-0 Clapham Pilgrims (h) Friendly 18 Oct 1890 8-2 Vulcans (h) Friendly 15 Nov 1890 12-1 Harrow Town (h) Friendly 17 Jan 1891 7-4 Watford St Mary's (h) Friendly (The club played a man short) 31 Jan 1891 6-2 Swifts (h) Friendly 11 Feb 1891 6-0 Aldenham School (h) Friendly 28 Feb 1891 6-0 Watford St Mary's (h) Herts Senior Cup Semi-final 28 Mar 1891 6-2 St Albans (at Hatfield) Herts Senior Cup Final 26 Sep 1891 14-1 Crouch End (h) Friendly 10 Oct 1891 6-0 Casuals (h) Friendly 17 Oct 1891 7-0 London Welsh (h) Friendly 14 Nov 1891 6-3 Wolverton London & North Western Railway (h) Friendly 16 Dec 1891 7-1 Bank of England (h) Friendly 6 Feb 1892 8-0 Watford St Mary's (h) Herts Senior Cup 1st Round 13 Feb 1892 7-1 Bowes Park (h) Friendly 26 Mar 1892 6-2 Old Cranleighans (h) Friendly 8 Oct 1892 11-0 Berkhamsted School (h) Friendly 16 Nov 1892 6-0 St Mary's Hospital (h) Friendly 26 Nov 1892 6-1 Ilford (h) Friendly (The club played a man short and the opposition two men short) 3 Apr 1893 6-1 Wolverton London & North Western Railway (h) Friendly 23 Sep 1893 8-0 Old St Stephen s (h) Friendly 7 Oct 1893 7-1 Bowes Park (h) Friendly 14 Oct 1893 8-0 Chesham (h) Friendly 11 Nov 1893 6-2 Norwich Old Thorpe (a) FA Amateur Cup 2nd Round 25 Nov 1893 6-3 Old St Mark's (h) Friendly 21 Apr 1894 6-1 London Welsh (h) Friendly 29 Sep 1894 7-0 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
21 Sep 1895 6-0 Bradfield Waifs (h) Friendly 26 Oct 1895 6-0 Old Harrovians (h) Friendly 30 Jan 1897 6-2 Old St Stephen s (h) Southern League Division 2 24 Nov 1897 6-2 Royal Veterinary College (h) Friendly 19 Feb 1898 6-6 Wolverton London & North Western Railway (h) Friendly (Watford rallied from 1-4 to lead 6-4) 13 Apr 1898 6-1 Old St Stephen s (a) Southern League Division 2 3 Sep 1898 8-0 Reading Amateurs (h) Friendly 14 Sep 1898 15-0 Wycombe Wanderers (h) Bucks & Contiguous Counties Lge Div 1 22 Oct 1898 7-0 Shepherds Bush (h) Southern League Division 2 10 Dec 1898 7-1 Chesham (h) Southern League Division 2 27 Dec 1898 6-0 Metropolitan Railway (h) Friendly 28 Jan 1899 6-3 Fulham (h) Southern League Division 2 19 Apr 1899 7-2 Apsley & District (a) Friendly 27 Apr 1899 7-1 Aylesbury United (a) Bucks & Contiguous Counties Lge Div 1 13 Sep 1899 8-2 1st Scots Guards (h) (match abandoned) Friendly 16 Sep 1899 6-0 Barking Woodville (h) Friendly 27 Sep 1899 10-0 Aylesbury United (h) Bucks & Contiguous Counties Lge Div 1 30 Sep 1899 7-1 Hitchin (h) FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round 23 Dec 1899 12-0 Grays United (h) Friendly (This should have been a Southern League fixture, but the appointed referee failed to appear) 25 Dec 1899 6-1 Southall (h) Southern League Division 2 24 Feb 1900 11-0 Maidenhead (h) Southern League Division 2 15 Mar 1900 8-3 Aylesbury United (a) Bucks & Contiguous Counties Lge Div 1 (The club played a man short) 14 Apr 1900 6-0 Wandsworth (h) Bucks & Contiguous Counties Lge Div 1 12 Sep 1900 8-1 Richmond Association (h) Friendly 26 Sep 1900 6-1 West Norwood (h) Friendly 3 Nov 1900 10-0 Leighton Cee Springs (h) FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round 13 Apr 1901 6-0 Rushden (h) Friendly 25 Dec 1901 8-0 Kettering Combination (h) Friendly 22 Mar 1902 6-2 Luton Town (h) Friendly 4 Apr 1903 6-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (h) South Eastern League 11 Apr 1903 7-0 Darlington (h) Friendly 13 Apr 1903 6-0 Scottish Amateurs (h) Friendly 12 Sep 1903 6-1 Portsmouth Reserves (h) Southern League Division 2 19 Sep 1903 11-0 South West Ham (h) Friendly 26 Sep 1903 9-0 Wycombe Wanderers (h) Southern League Division 2 6 Oct 1903 8-0 Bedfordshire Regiment (h) Friendly 24 Oct 1903 9-0 Hitchin (h) South Eastern League 31 Oct 1903 6-0 Redhill (a) FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round 7 Nov 1903 6-0 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 1903 6-1 Swindon Town Reserves (h) Southern League Division 2 19 Dec 1903 8-0 Grays United (h) Southern Eastern League 2 Jan 1904 10-0 Southall (h) Southern League Division 2 9 Jan 1904 6-0 Chesham Generals (h) Southern Eastern League 30 Jan 1904 13-0 Vulcans (h) Friendly 4 Apr 1904 9-1 French Professionals (h) Friendly 9 Apr 1904 8-1 War Office (h) South Eastern League 29 Oct 1904 7-1 Biggleswade (h) FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round 14 Jan 1905 6-0 Hastings & St Leonards (h) South Eastern League 25 Jan 1905 10-0 Eastbourne Old Town (h) South Eastern League 15 Mar 1905 7-0 Southern United (h) South Eastern League 13 Jan 1906 6-0 Worcester City (a) FA Cup 1st Round 28 Feb 1906 10-1 Grays United (h) United League 4 Apr 1906 8-0 Southern United (h) United League 19 Jan 1907 6-2 Leyton (h) Southern League Division 1 20 Nov 1909 8-1 Bromley (h) FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round 14 Feb 1910 9-3 Chesham Town (a) Friendly 3 Dec 1910 6-0 Clapton (h) FA Cup 5th Qualifying Round 11 Nov 1911 6-2 Coventry City (h) Southern League Division 1 24 Sep 1913 7-0 Coventry City (h) Southern League Division 1 29 Nov 1913 10-0 Bournemouth (h) FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round
1 Apr 1914 6-0 West Ham United (h) Southern League Division 1 1 Sep 1915 6-4 Sherwood Foresters (h) Friendly 6 Nov 1915 7-1 Crystal Palace (h) London Combination 12 Feb 1916 6-0 Queens Park Rangers (h) London Combination 24 Feb 1917 9-0 Portsmouth (h) London Combination 12 Apr 1919 6-2 Luton Town (h) Friendly 13 Mar 1920 6-3 Merthyr Town (a) Southern League Division 1 18 Sep 1920 7-1 Northampton Town (h) Football League Division 3 10 Mar 1923 6-0 Aberdare Athletic (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 5 Jan 1924 8-2 Newport County (h) Football League 3 (South) 13 Mar 1926 6-1 Merthyr Town (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 27 Nov 1926 10-1 Lowestoft Town (h) FA Cup 1st Round 2 Feb 1929 6-3 Plymouth Argyle (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 25 Oct 1930 6-2 Newport County (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 22 Nov 1930 6-0 Torquay United (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 5 Sep 1931 6-3 Torquay United (a) Football League Division 3 (South) 20 Dec 1933 6-0 Clapton Orient (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 15 Dec 1934 7-4 Swindon Town (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 26 Dec 1934 7-0 Newport County (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 1 Feb 1936 6-1 Swindon Town (a) Football League Division 3 (South) 5 Sep 1936 6-1 Gillingham (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 20 Mar 1937 6-1 Reading (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 10 Apr 1937 7-4 Torquay United (a) Football League Division 3 (South) 13 Sep 1937 8-3 Notts County (h) Fbl Lge Div 3 (S) Cup Semi-final replay 30 Dec 1939 6-1 Tottenham Hotspur (h) Regional League South 25 May 1940 7-1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (h) Regional League South 17 Aug 1940 9-1 Royal Army Medical Corps (h) Friendly 11 Jan 1941 8-2 Southend United (h) South Regional Lge / Football Lge South 25 Jan 1941 7-1 Southampton (h) South Regional Lge / Football Lge South 12 Apr 1941 7-1 Norwich City (h) South Regional Lge / Football Lge South 26 Apr 1941 6-0 Portsmouth (h) South Regional Lge / Football Lge South 21 Feb 1942 7-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (h) London League 11 Apr 1942 6-0 Reading (h) London War Cup 11 Sep 1943 6-1 Southampton (h) Football League South 16 Oct 1943 6-1 Clapton Orient (h) Football League South 25 Dec 1945 7-2 Notts County (h) Football League 3 South (North) 29 Dec 1945 6-2 Polish Air Force XI (h) Friendly 2 Mar 1946 6-2 Notts County (h) Football League 3 South (North) Cup 10 Dec 1949 6-0 Netherfield (h) FA Cup 2nd Round 31 Dec 1949 6-0 Ipswich Town (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 12 Sep 1953 6-1 Gillingham (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 28 Nov 1953 6-1 Aldershot (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 7 Sep 1954 7-1 Crystal Palace (h) Football League Division 3 (South) 28 Apr 1955 6-2 Kings Langley (a) Friendly 3 May 1955 7-3 All Star XI (h) Friendly 7 May 1955 8-1 Berkhamsted Town (a) Friendly 10 Apr 1956 6-1 All Star XI (h) Friendly 17 Nov 1956 6-0 Newport (Isle of Wight) (a) FA Cup 1st Round 24 Apr 1957 7-2 Hemel Hempstead Town (a) Friendly 1 May 1958 6-1 Kings Langley (a) Friendly 12 Sep 1959 6-0 Oldham Athletic (h) Football League Division 4 13 Oct 1959 7-2 Hartlepools United (h) Football League Division 4 30 Aug 1960 6-1 Brentford (h) Football League Division 3 11 Apr 1961 7-2 Coventry City (h) Football League Division 3 11 Sep 1962 6-1 Coventry City (h) Football League Division 3 12 Nov 1963 7-0 East Anglian Cup XI (at Wealdstone) Friendly 3 Oct 1966 7-0 Corinthian-Casuals (h) Friendly (for Sheriff of London Shield) 2 Dec 1967 7-1 Grimsby Town (h) Football League Division 3 18 Feb 1970 6-1 First Tower United, Jersey (a) Friendly 6 Aug 1975 6-1 Aldershot (h) Friendly 15 Sep 1975 6-0 RAF Stanmore (a) (in private) Friendly 23 Jul 1977 13-0 Leavesden Hospital (a) (in private) Friendly 19 Sep 1977 6-2 Berkhamsted Sunday League XI (at Tring) Friendly 28 Jan 1978 6-0 Doncaster Rovers (h) Football League Division 4 2 Sep 1980 7-1 Southampton (h) (after extra time) Football League Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg (Watford had lost the first leg 0-4) 26 Jan 1982 6-1 Derby County (h) Football League Division 2 2 Jun 1982 6-1 Malaysia National XI (a) Friendly 2 Aug 1982 9-0 Kongsvinger, Norway (a) Friendly 25 Sep 1982 8-0 Sunderland (h) Football League Division 1
29 Nov 1982 6-1 Exeter City (a) Friendly 28 Mar 1983 6-1 Corinthian-Casuals (h) Friendly (for the Sheriff of London Shield) 7 Nov 1984 6-0 Burton Albion (a) Friendly 30 Sep 1985 7-1 Irthlingborough Diamonds (a) Friendly 22 Oct 1985 9-1 Harlow Town (a) Friendly 3 Aug 1986 8-0 Krylbo, Sweden (a) Friendly 20 Oct 1986 10-0 Hungerford Town (a) Friendly 1 Dec 1986 9-0 March Town (a) Friendly 6 Jan 1987 6-0 Exmouth Town (a) Friendly 23 Jul 1987 9-0 Tegs SK, Sweden (a) Friendly 25 Jul 1987 7-0 Hudiksvalls ABK / Iggesund HIF, Sweden (a) Friendly 6 Oct 1987 8-0 Darlington (h) Football League Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg 16 Dec 1989 7-2 Bradford City (h) Football League Division 2 28 Jul 1990 8-0 Virserums SGF, Sweden (a) Friendly 1 Aug 1990 7-0 IFK Orby, Sweden (a) Friendly 19 Jul 1992 7-0 Dawlish (a) Friendly 31 Jul 1995 7-0 Swedish Select XI (a) Friendly 23 Apr 1996 6-3 Grimsby Town (h) Football League Division 1 (2nd tier) 27 Jul 1999 7-0 Wealdstone (a) Friendly 19 Jul 2000 6-0 Newquay (a) Friendly 5 Apr 2003 7-4 Burnley (a) Football League Division 1 (2nd tier) 26 Jul 2005 7-1 Northwood (a) Friendly 18 Sep 2010 6-1 Millwall (a) Football League Championship (2nd tier) 1 Aug 2012 8-0 Barnet (in private at London Colney) Friendly 10 Nov 2012 6-1 Leeds United (a) Football League Championship (2nd tier) 9 Jul 2013 8-0 South Tyrol Representative XI, Italy (a) Friendly 10 Aug 2013 6-1 AFC Bournemouth (h) Football League Championship (2nd tier) 8 Jul 2014 7-0 SV Feldkirchen, Austria (a) Friendly 24 Jan 2015 7-2 Blackpool ( h) Football League Championship (2nd tier)