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The Hornets
Year formed: 1881
Ground: Vicarage Road
Capacity: 19,920
2007/08 average:
16,876
For visitors: 4,500
in the Vicarage Road Stand
Record attendance:
34,099
Position last season:
6th in the Championship
Manager: Adrian Boothroyd
(March 2005)
 Players
in: None
Players out: Jordan
Stewart (Derby County, free), Toumani
Diagouraga (Hereford, free)
Key man: John-Joe
O’Toole
Record transfer fee paid:
£4.25m (Nathan Ellington, West
Brom, 2007)
Record transfer fee received:
£9.65m (Ashley Young, Aston
Villa, 2007)
Ticket office: 0870
111 1881
Ticket prices: Adults
£20-£35, Concessions £15
Official website: www.watfordfc.co.uk
 Journey:
124 miles
Journey time: 2hr
22mins
For directions to the ground click
here
Best League Win:
8-0 v Sunderland 25/09/1982 Division
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Last meeting: Watford 1, Norwich
City 1 (March 4, 2008): The old heads
of Norwich City combined to earn the
Canaries a thoroughly deserved point
at promotion-chasing Watford. City
were 10 minutes from their third defeat
in the last four games – until
Jamie Cureton popped up with a spectacular
equaliser right in front of the visiting
fans. It was certainly no less than
City, who had trailed from the 11th
minute when one-time Canaries triallist
Danny Shittu headed in a corner, deserved
against the Championship's third-placed
team. Full
Match Report
Last Norwich away win:
24/04/2004 Watford 1 (Blizzard), Norwich
City 2 (Francis, McKenzie)
Chances: A major
disappointment last season after dramatically
falling away from the top of the table
to scrape into the play-offs only
to be thrashed 6-1 on aggregate by
Hull City. Watford’s rough and
tumble, up-and-at-‘em tactics
seemed to be their downfall as they
were often played off the pitch when
their physicality failed to impose
itself on their opponents. Nonetheless,
the Hornets still have some talented
players at their disposal, including
top scorer Darius Henderson and Jobi
McAnuff. Star of the show this season
could by young midfielder John-Joe
O’Toole.
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