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WATFORD

Watford's complete Football League record — 99 seasons. Click any column heading to sort; click again to reverse the order. The sorted column is highlighted in club colours. See also: League Records for all clubs.

GD = Goal Difference (used from 1976/77). GA = Goal Average (used until 1975/76). Dimmed values indicate the method not in use for that season. For Football League divisions 2–4 from 1992/93 to 1998/99, Goals Scored was the tiebreaker — both GD and GA are dimmed for those seasons.

Sorted: Oldest season first Reset to season order
Oldest season first Home Away Total GD / GA
# Season▲ Division Pos⇅ Pld⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ Pts⇅ GD⇅ GA⇅
1 1920/21 Third Division 6 42 14 4 3 40 15 6 4 11 19 29 20 8 14 59 44 48 15 1.340
2 1921/22 Third Division South 7 42 9 9 3 34 21 4 9 8 20 27 13 18 11 54 48 44 6 1.125
3 1922/23 Third Division South 10 42 10 6 5 35 23 7 4 10 22 31 17 10 15 57 54 44 3 1.055
4 1923/24 Third Division South 20 42 8 8 5 35 18 1 7 13 10 36 9 15 18 45 54 33 -9 0.833
5 1924/25 Third Division South 11 42 12 3 6 22 20 5 6 10 16 27 17 9 16 38 47 43 -9 0.808
6 1925/26 Third Division South 15 42 12 5 4 47 26 3 4 14 26 63 15 9 18 73 89 39 -16 0.820
7 1926/27 Third Division South 21 42 9 6 6 36 27 3 2 16 21 60 12 8 22 57 87 32 -30 0.655
8 1927/28 Third Division South 15 42 10 5 6 42 34 4 5 12 26 44 14 10 18 68 78 38 -10 0.871
9 1928/29 Third Division South 8 42 15 3 3 55 31 4 7 10 24 43 19 10 13 79 74 48 5 1.067
10 1929/30 Third Division South 15 42 10 4 7 37 30 5 4 12 23 43 15 8 19 60 73 38 -13 0.821
11 1930/31 Third Division South 18 42 9 4 8 41 29 5 3 13 31 46 14 7 21 72 75 35 -3 0.960
12 1931/32 Third Division South 11 42 14 4 3 49 27 5 4 12 32 52 19 8 15 81 79 46 2 1.025
13 1932/33 Third Division South 11 42 11 8 2 37 22 5 4 12 29 41 16 12 14 66 63 44 3 1.047
14 1933/34 Third Division South 15 42 12 4 5 43 16 3 3 15 28 47 15 7 20 71 63 37 8 1.126
15 1934/35 Third Division South 6 42 14 2 5 53 19 5 7 9 23 30 19 9 14 76 49 47 27 1.551
16 1935/36 Third Division South 5 42 12 3 6 47 29 8 6 7 33 25 20 9 13 80 54 49 26 1.481
17 1936/37 Third Division South 4 42 14 4 3 53 21 5 7 9 32 39 19 11 12 85 60 49 25 1.416
18 1937/38 Third Division South 4 42 14 4 3 50 15 7 7 7 23 28 21 11 10 73 43 53 30 1.697
19 1938/39 Third Division South 4 42 14 6 1 44 15 3 6 12 18 36 17 12 13 62 51 46 11 1.215
20 1946/47 Third Division South 16 42 11 4 6 39 27 6 1 14 22 49 17 5 20 61 76 39 -15 0.802
21 1947/48 Third Division South 15 42 6 6 9 31 37 8 4 9 26 42 14 10 18 57 79 38 -22 0.721
22 1948/49 Third Division South 17 42 6 9 6 24 21 4 6 11 17 33 10 15 17 41 54 35 -13 0.759
23 1949/50 Third Division South 6 42 10 6 5 26 13 6 7 8 19 22 16 13 13 45 35 45 10 1.285
24 1950/51 Third Division South 23 46 8 5 10 29 28 1 6 16 25 60 9 11 26 54 88 29 -34 0.613
25 1951/52 Third Division South 21 46 7 7 9 34 37 6 3 14 23 44 13 10 23 57 81 36 -24 0.703
26 1952/53 Third Division South 10 46 12 8 3 39 21 3 9 11 23 42 15 17 14 62 63 47 -1 0.984
27 1953/54 Third Division South 4 46 16 3 4 52 23 5 7 11 33 46 21 10 15 85 69 52 16 1.231
28 1954/55 Third Division South 7 46 11 9 3 45 26 7 5 11 26 36 18 14 14 71 62 50 9 1.145
29 1955/56 Third Division South 21 46 8 5 10 31 39 5 6 12 21 46 13 11 22 52 85 37 -33 0.611
30 1956/57 Third Division South 11 46 11 6 6 44 32 7 4 12 28 43 18 10 18 72 75 46 -3 0.960
31 1957/58 Third Division South 16 46 9 8 6 34 27 4 8 11 25 50 13 16 17 59 77 42 -18 0.766
32 1958/59 Fourth Division 15 46 10 6 7 46 36 6 4 13 35 43 16 10 20 81 79 42 2 1.025
33 1959/60 Fourth Division 4 46 17 2 4 62 28 7 7 9 30 39 24 9 13 92 67 57 25 1.373
34 1960/61 Third Division 4 46 12 7 4 52 27 8 5 10 33 45 20 12 14 85 72 52 13 1.180
35 1961/62 Third Division 17 46 10 9 4 37 26 4 4 15 26 48 14 13 19 63 74 41 -11 0.851
36 1962/63 Third Division 17 46 12 3 8 55 40 5 5 13 27 45 17 8 21 82 85 42 -3 0.964
37 1963/64 Third Division 3 46 16 6 1 57 28 7 6 10 22 31 23 12 11 79 59 58 20 1.338
38 1964/65 Third Division 9 46 13 8 2 45 21 4 8 11 26 43 17 16 13 71 64 50 7 1.109
39 1965/66 Third Division 12 46 12 4 7 33 19 5 9 9 22 32 17 13 16 55 51 47 4 1.078
40 1966/67 Third Division 3 46 15 5 3 39 17 5 9 9 22 29 20 14 12 61 46 54 15 1.326
41 1967/68 Third Division 6 46 15 3 5 59 20 6 5 12 15 30 21 8 17 74 50 50 24 1.480
42 1968/69 Third Division 1 46 16 5 2 35 7 11 5 7 39 27 27 10 9 74 34 64 40 2.176
43 1969/70 Second Division 19 42 6 8 7 26 21 3 5 13 18 36 9 13 20 44 57 31 -13 0.771
44 1970/71 Second Division 18 42 6 7 8 18 22 4 6 11 20 38 10 13 19 38 60 33 -22 0.633
45 1971/72 Second Division 22 42 5 5 11 15 25 0 4 17 9 50 5 9 28 24 75 19 -51 0.320
46 1972/73 Third Division 19 46 11 8 4 32 23 1 9 13 11 25 12 17 17 43 48 41 -5 0.895
47 1973/74 Third Division 7 46 12 6 5 34 21 7 6 10 30 35 19 12 15 64 56 50 8 1.142
48 1974/75 Third Division 23 46 9 7 7 30 31 1 10 12 22 44 10 17 19 52 75 37 -23 0.693
49 1975/76 Fourth Division 8 46 16 4 3 38 18 6 2 15 24 44 22 6 18 62 62 50 0 1.000
50 1976/77 Fourth Division 7 46 15 7 1 46 13 3 8 12 21 37 18 15 13 67 50 51 17 1.340
51 1977/78 Fourth Division 1 46 18 4 1 44 14 12 7 4 41 24 30 11 5 85 38 71 47 2.236
52 1978/79 Third Division 2 46 15 5 3 47 22 9 7 7 36 30 24 12 10 83 52 60 31 1.596
53 1979/80 Second Division 18 42 9 6 6 27 18 3 7 11 12 28 12 13 17 39 46 37 -7 0.847
54 1980/81 Second Division 9 42 13 5 3 34 18 3 6 12 16 27 16 11 15 50 45 43 5 1.111
55 1981/82 Second Division 2 42 13 6 2 46 16 10 5 6 30 26 23 11 8 76 42 80 34 1.809
56 1982/83 First Division 2 42 16 2 3 49 20 6 3 12 25 37 22 5 15 74 57 71 17 1.298
57 1983/84 First Division 11 42 9 7 5 36 31 7 2 12 32 46 16 9 17 68 77 57 -9 0.883
58 1984/85 First Division 11 42 10 5 6 48 30 4 8 9 33 41 14 13 15 81 71 55 10 1.140
59 1985/86 First Division 12 42 11 6 4 40 22 5 5 11 29 40 16 11 15 69 62 59 7 1.112
60 1986/87 First Division 9 42 12 5 4 38 20 6 4 11 29 34 18 9 15 67 54 63 13 1.240
61 1987/88 First Division 20 40 4 5 11 15 24 3 6 11 12 27 7 11 22 27 51 32 -24 0.529
62 1988/89 Second Division 4 46 14 5 4 41 18 8 7 8 33 30 22 12 12 74 48 78 26 1.541
63 1989/90 Second Division 15 46 11 6 6 41 28 3 9 11 17 32 14 15 17 58 60 57 -2 0.966
64 1990/91 Second Division 20 46 5 8 10 24 32 7 7 9 21 27 12 15 19 45 59 51 -14 0.762
65 1991/92 Second Division 10 46 9 5 9 25 23 9 6 8 26 25 18 11 17 51 48 65 3 1.062
66 1992/93 Division One 16 46 8 7 8 27 30 6 6 11 30 41 14 13 19 57 71 55 -14 0.802
67 1993/94 Division One 19 46 10 5 8 39 35 5 4 14 27 45 15 9 22 66 80 54 -14 0.825
68 1994/95 Division One 7 46 14 6 3 33 17 5 7 11 19 29 19 13 14 52 46 70 6 1.130
69 1995/96 Division One 23 46 7 8 8 40 33 3 10 10 22 37 10 18 18 62 70 48 -8 0.885
70 1996/97 Division Two 13 46 10 8 5 24 14 6 11 6 21 24 16 19 11 45 38 67 7 1.184
71 1997/98 Division Two 1 46 13 7 3 36 22 11 9 3 31 19 24 16 6 67 41 88 26 1.634
72 1998/99 Division One 5 46 12 8 3 30 19 9 6 8 35 37 21 14 11 65 56 77 9 1.160
73 1999/00 Premier League 20 38 5 4 10 24 31 1 2 16 11 46 6 6 26 35 77 24 -42 0.454
74 2000/01 Division One 9 46 11 6 6 46 29 9 3 11 30 38 20 9 17 76 67 69 9 1.134
75 2001/02 Division One 14 46 10 5 8 38 30 6 6 11 24 26 16 11 19 62 56 59 6 1.107
76 2002/03 Division One 13 46 11 5 7 33 26 6 4 13 21 44 17 9 20 54 70 60 -16 0.771
77 2003/04 Division One 16 46 9 8 6 31 28 6 4 13 23 40 15 12 19 54 68 57 -14 0.794
78 2004/05 Division One 18 46 5 10 8 25 25 7 6 10 27 34 12 16 18 52 59 52 -7 0.881
79 2005/06 Championship 3 46 11 7 5 39 24 11 8 4 38 29 22 15 9 77 53 81 24 1.452
80 2006/07 Premier League 20 38 3 9 7 19 25 2 4 13 10 34 5 13 20 29 59 28 -30 0.491
81 2007/08 Championship 6 46 8 7 8 26 29 10 9 4 36 27 18 16 12 62 56 70 6 1.107
82 2008/09 Championship 13 46 11 6 6 42 32 5 4 14 26 40 16 10 20 68 72 58 -4 0.944
83 2009/10 Championship 16 46 10 6 7 36 26 4 6 13 25 42 14 12 20 61 68 54 -7 0.897
84 2010/11 Championship 14 46 9 7 7 39 32 7 6 10 38 39 16 13 17 77 71 61 6 1.084
85 2011/12 Championship 11 46 10 6 7 32 33 6 10 7 24 31 16 16 14 56 64 64 -8 0.875
86 2012/13 Championship 3 46 11 5 7 41 27 12 3 8 44 31 23 8 15 85 58 77 27 1.465
87 2013/14 Championship 13 46 11 5 7 39 25 4 10 9 35 39 15 15 16 74 64 60 10 1.156
88 2014/15 Championship 2 46 14 4 5 48 22 13 4 6 43 28 27 8 11 91 50 89 41 1.820
89 2015/16 Premier League 13 38 6 6 7 20 19 6 3 10 20 31 12 9 17 40 50 45 -10 0.800
90 2016/17 Premier League 17 38 8 4 7 25 29 3 3 13 15 39 11 7 20 40 68 40 -28 0.588
91 2017/18 Premier League 14 38 7 6 6 27 31 4 2 13 17 33 11 8 19 44 64 41 -20 0.687
92 2018/19 Premier League 11 38 8 3 8 26 28 6 5 8 26 31 14 8 16 52 59 50 -7 0.881
93 2019/20 Premier League 19 38 6 6 7 22 27 2 4 13 14 37 8 10 20 36 64 34 -28 0.562
94 2020/21 Championship 2 46 19 2 2 44 12 8 8 7 19 18 27 10 9 63 30 91 33 2.100
95 2021/22 Premier League 19 38 2 2 15 17 46 4 3 12 17 31 6 5 27 34 77 23 -43 0.441
96 2022/23 Championship 11 46 11 6 6 35 23 5 9 9 21 30 16 15 15 56 53 63 3 1.056
97 2023/24 Championship 15 46 6 9 8 32 28 7 8 8 29 33 13 17 16 61 61 56 0 1.000
98 2024/25 Championship 14 46 12 4 7 27 22 4 5 14 26 39 16 9 21 53 61 57 -8 0.868
99 2025/26 Championship 16 46 10 7 6 30 27 4 8 11 23 38 14 15 17 53 65 57 -12 0.815
99 seasons: Career totals 4348 1053 562 559 3634 2454 545 571 1058 2455 3615 1598 1133 1617 6089 6069 5036†

† Career points total is approximate — the points system changed from 2 pts/win to 3 pts/win in 1981/82.