1985–86 Watford F.C. season

English football team season Watford 1985–86 Elton John Graham Taylorhttps://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2741&teamTabs=managers Watford Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base Vicarage Road First Division 12th FA Cup Sixth round(eliminated by Liverpool) League Cup Third round(eliminated by Queens Park Rangers) 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 season was Watford's 105th season in existence, and their fourth season in the First Division, following promotion in the 1981–82 season, in which they finished 12th. Along with the First Division, they competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup, being eliminated in the sixth and third rounds respectively. Competitions First Division 1985–86 Football League First Division League table First Division WAT Matches +First Division match resultshttps://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball0000dunk Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1986–87 Queen Anne Press 1986 978-0-356-12333-2 Dunk Peter London 374DateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendancedmy 1985 8 17Tottenham HotspurA0–429,884dmy 1985 8 20Birmingham CityH3–0West, Bames (2)14,278dmy 1985 8 24West Bromwich AlbionH5–1West (3), Terry, Talbot14,541dmy 1985 8 26Sheffield WednesdayA1–2Blissett21,962dmy 1985 8 31Coventry CityH3–0Rostron, West, Smillie13,835dmy 1985 9 4Leicester CityA2–2Rostron (2)9,672dmy 1985 9 7LiverpoolA1–3West31,395dmy 1985 9 14Queens Park RangersH2–0Blissett, Callaghan15,771dmy 1985 9 21Nottingham ForestA2–3Callaghan, Rostron12,921dmy 1985 9 28ChelseaH3–1Barnes, Blissett, Terry16,035dmy 1985 10 5SouthamptonA1–3Talbot14,172dmy 1985 10 12Manchester CityH3–2Blissett, Callaghan, Barnes15,418dmy 1985 10 19EvertonA1–4Jackett (pen.)26,425dmy 1985 10 26Oxford UnitedH2–2Rostron, Callaghan16,126dmy 1985 11 2Newcastle UnitedA1–1West20,649dmy 1985 11 9Aston VillaH1–1Talbot14,085dmy 1985 11 16West Ham UnitedA1–2Sterling21,490dmy 1985 11 23Luton TownH1–2Talbot16,107dmy 1985 11 30Manchester UnitedA1–1West42,181dmy 1985 12 7Birmingham CityA2–1Blissett, Sterling7,043dmy 1985 12 14Tottenham HotspurH1–0Blissett16,327dmy 1985 12 22West Bromwich AlbionA1–3Sterling11,092dmy 1985 12 28Leicester CityH2–1West (2)14,709dmy 1986 1 1Ipswich TownA0–015,922dmy 1986 1 12LiverpoolH2–3Jackett, Lohman16,697dmy 1986 1 18Coventry CityA2–0Barnes (2)7,499dmy 1986 2 1Sheffield WednesdayH2–1West, Bames13,144dmy 1986 3 15Manchester CityA1–0Terry18,899dmy 1986 3 22Queens Park RangersA1–2Terry14,069dmy 1986 3 29Ipswich TownH0–014,988dmy 1986 3 31ArsenalA2–0Bames, Allen19,599dmy 1986 4 1ArsenalH3–0Smillie, Jackett (pen.), Allen18,635dmy 1986 4 5Newcastle UnitedH4–1Talbot, Porter, Gibbs, Smillie14,706dmy 1986 4 9Oxford UnitedA1–1McClelland10,680dmy 1986 4 12Aston VillaA1–4Sinnott12,781dmy 1986 4 15EvertonH0–218,960dmy 1986 4 19West Ham UnitedH0–216,651dmy 1986 4 21Nottingham ForestH1–1Bames11,510dmy 1986 4 26Luton TownA2–3Jackett (pen.), Sinnott11,810dmy 1986 4 29SouthamptonH1–1West11,868dmy 1986 5 3Manchester UnitedH1–1Blissett18,414dmy 1986 5 5ChelseaA5–1Talbot (2), Bardsley (2), West12,017 FA Cup + FA Cup match resultshttps://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball0000dunk Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1986–87 Queen Anne Press 1986 978-0-356-12333-2 Dunk Peter London 472–477RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceThird rounddmy 1986 1 4Coventry CityA3–1West (2), Jackett10,498Fourth rounddmy 1986 1 25Manchester CityA1–1Jackett31,632Fourth round replaydmy 1986 2 3Manchester CityH0–019,347Fourth round, second replaydmy 1986 2 6Manchester CityA3–1Smillie, Barnes, Sterling27,260Fifth rounddmy 1986 3 5BuryH1–1Barnes13,316Fifth round replaydmy 1986 3 8BuryA3–0Callaghan, West, Sterling7,501Sixth rounddmy 1986 3 11LiverpoolA0–036,775Sixth round replaydmy 1986 3 17LiverpoolH1–2Barnes28,097 League Cup + League Cup match resultshttps://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball0000dunk Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1986–87 Queen Anne Press 1986 978-0-356-12333-2 Dunk Peter London 440–445RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round, first legdmy 1985 9 24Crewe AlexandraA3–1Rostron, Blissett, Jackett4,265Second round, second legdmy 1985 10 7Crewe AlexandraH3–2Terry, Callaghan, Barnes11,583Third rounddmy 1985 10 30Queens Park RangersH0–116,826 References Category:Watford F.C. seasons Watford