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David Harrison looks at the remarkable career of a two-time Watford manager. Football managers come in all shapes and sizes but it’s fair to suggest Watford has seen few managers possessing the physical characteristics of Neil McBain. However, there was a great deal more to McBain than poundage. This was a man who joined Watford in 1928 as a seriously accomplished 33-year-old defender. As an indication of his quality, he had collected three international caps for Scotland, the first of which saw a memorable 1-0 win over England, followed by appearances against Ireland and Wales. We’ll come to McBain’s time at Vicarage Road shortly, but this was a notable man whose wider life and career warrant examination. ....
The Watford Observer has again teamed up with its friends at The Watford Treasury to share stories from previous issues. Colin Payne tells how Bobby Howfield retired from English football to become a kicking star in the NFL. Some Watford players come and go, their tenures brief, achievements vaguely remembered: history on the whole remaining oblivious to their career in a golden shirt. Over the years we have seen, and then forgotten, many of them. Others find greater recognition elsewhere, the promise glimpsed briefly at Vicarage Road blossoming further along the line, sometimes in completely different sports - Mike Gatting being a fine example. And some are remembered for one incident, one moment in time that will etch them in the memories of those present forever. In Bobby Howfield’s case it was all three of these. ....
The Watford Observer has again teamed up with its friends at The Watford Treasury to share stories from previous issues. David Harrison recalls Cliff Holton, a man who really was entitled to be called a true Watford great You’ll need to bear with me. This is a tricky assignment. I’m in no doubt I collected the Big Fella brief as the only member of the Treasury editorial group old enough to have seen Cliff Holton in his prime. And yes, I saw him play on a good few occasions. Probably 20-odd times while in his majestic pomp and another half-dozen or so when he returned, for a six-month cameo, at the twilight of his career. By then Cliff was 36, a little thicker around the midriff and, while still a prolific scorer, no longer the player he’d been five years earlier. ....
A colourised image of the Watford team in 1906 Edward VII was King, Henry Campbell-Bannerman was Prime Minister and Watford were playing in Division One of the Southern League under the club s first ever manager John Goodall. The year was 1906 and the picture at the top of this page is how the team looked in their hooped shirts. The Watford Treasury team has again been looking back through our archives to more than 110 years ago and colourised the team image from 1906/07, as well as this one from 1912/13. This is how the Watford side looked in the 1912/13 campaign Scroll through the rest of the images below at a total of nine team pictures from the club s past, ending with the team from the 1976/77 campaign. ....
John, I think it was West Brom in the Cup, 1974, Big crowd too. They were Division 2 at the time. We drew 0-0 and they beat us in the replay at the Hawthorns 1-0. I think it might have been our first Sunday fixture, Lords Day Observance Act and all, and probably because of the Miners Strike as you say. John McFarlane Snr 28 Posted 01/02/2021 at 12:08:10 Hi Peter, [24] I once asked you for the word that signified one s pleasure at another s misfortune and you kindly provided me with a Germanic type word. I wrote it down on a piece of paper which I must have thrown away, I would be grateful if you could let me know what it is again, I m hoping to use it once again in the near future. I m pleased to learn that you consider my article enjoyable. ....