The Colosseum is also an important venue for boxing matches with heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury building on his reputation, shortly after turning professional, in 2009. [73] The venue also has seen some important and highly popular plays taking place and it regularly holds events in support of charities. The 2020 Snooker Shoot Out professional snooker tournament was held at the Colosseum between 20 and 23 February 2020. [74] Museums [ edit ] Watford Football Club". The Football League. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012 . Retrieved 18 April 2012. Watford is located 15 miles (24km) north-west of central London. Post World War II road-building has resulted in Watford being close to several motorway junctions on both the M1 motorway and the M25 London Orbital Motorway. [77] Buses [ edit ] Inglis, Simon (1988). League Football and the Men Who Made It. Willow Books. p.132. ISBN 0-00-218242-4. Up until Findlay's departure in 1947, Watford had been managed by five managers in 44 years, all of whom played for the team. By contrast, six men managed the club between 1947 and 1956, only two of whom were former Watford players. [8] After a further three years under McBain between 1956 and 1959, Watford's following three managers presided over improved teams. Ron Burgess led Watford to promotion from the Fourth Division in 1959–60. Bill McGarry was only in charge for one full season (1963–64), but Watford recorded a finish of third in the Third Division, the club's highest Football League finish until that point. His successor Ken Furphy matched that achievement in 1966–67, and led Watford to the Third Division title in 1969, before taking the club to its first FA Cup semi-final in 1970. Following Furphy's departure in 1971, Watford entered a period of decline, experiencing relegation under subsequent managers George Kirby and Mike Keen. [8]

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a b Charlie Skelton (2 June 2013). "The week ahead: Bilderberg 2013 comes to... the Grove hotel, Watford". The Guardian. London. Watford became an urban district under the Local Government Act 1894 and a municipal borough by grant of a charter in 1922. The borough, which had 102,246 inhabitants in the 2021 census (up from 90,301 inhabitants at the 2011 census, an increase of 13.23%), is separated from Greater London to the south by Three Rivers District. Watford Borough Council is the local authority with the Mayor of Watford as its head – one of only 18 directly elected mayors in England and Wales.

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Last Saturday's match against Preston felt like there could be no more excuses and the goalless draw wasn't good enough for Bilic. This is what Watford do. I'm sure Chris Wilder knows what he's letting himself in for… Since 1999 Watford has been divided into 12 wards. [33] Each ward has three councillors who are elected for a four-year term. Watford elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, for the Watford constituency. Prior to the establishment of this constituency in 1885 the area was part of the three seat constituency of Hertfordshire. [34] Town twinning [ edit ] Under the Local Government Act 1894, the Watford Local Board was reconstituted as Watford Urban District Council with effect from 31 December 1894. The act also stipulated that parishes could not be partly in an urban district and partly outside it. The old parish of Watford was therefore split, with the part of the parish outside the urban district becoming the parish of Watford Rural with effect from the first parish meeting on 4 December 1894. At the same time, the parish of Bushey was split, with the part within the Watford Urban District becoming a parish called Bushey Urban, which was later renamed Oxhey in 1906. Watford Urban and Bushey Urban / Oxhey were both classed as urban parishes and so did not have parish councils of their own, but were directly administered by Watford Urban District Council. [45] The two urban parishes merged in 1935 to form a single parish called Watford. [46] Clark, G. T. (1850). Report to the General Board of Health of a further inquiry held in the town of Watford, in the county of Hertford. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office . Retrieved 18 December 2021. On 21 January 2018, Javi Gracia was appointed as head coach following Silva's departure. [118] Gracia has been met with widespread praise since his appointment after a successful 2018–19 Premier League campaign which saw Watford finish with their highest points tally ever in English Premier League football.

Arms: Gules on a Pale wavy Argent between two Escallops Or a Pallet wavy Azure charged with a Fasces erect of the second on a Chief of the third a Hurt charged with a Saltire also of the third between two Harts statant of the first. The head-to-head record between the clubs, in competitions which currently exist, stands at Luton 39 wins, Watford 27 wins, with 23 draws. [d] Watford have remained the higher ranked team at the end of every season since 1997 (and for 28 of the last 29 seasons, with only 1996–97 seeing Luton finish higher in the league than Watford) whilst Luton still have a many more years in a higher league throughout both teams history. Twdell, Dave (2001). Denied F.C.: The Football League Election Struggles. Yore Publications. p.18. ISBN 978-1-874427-98-8.

a b "Nationally Listed Buildings in Watford". Watford Borough Council. p.103. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012 . Retrieved 13 April 2015. Historic England. "The Old Station House (formerly the booking office to Watford Station) (1101109)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 13 July 2020.