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.
One of the street parties held in Watford on VE Day. Pictures: Watford Museum The
Watford Observer has teamed up with Watford Museum and its curator Sarah Priestley to take a journey back to the town’s past through items or places of historical significance. The 36th item in our history of Watford in 50 objects takes us back to the scenes two days shy of exactly 76 years ago on May 8, 1945 when Watford celebrated VE Day. Sarah said: Victory in Europe was not quite the end of the Second World War but it was an incredible milestone for those who had endured years of war and hardship, and the loss of lives in combat and in the Blitz.
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