A new entrance sign featuring commemorative artwork of former Watford FC players has been placed in a park. The memorial – created in partnership by the football club, Watford Borough Council and Watford Museum – has been installed at the entrance of King George V Playing Fields and features most of the Hornets players from the 1919-1920 season. Players from this season were chosen as it was the team from the early years of the reign of King George V, who the park is named after. King George V ruled from 1910 to 1936 and founded the independent charity Fields in Trust in 1925, which has since protected over 2,800 green spaces.
Richard Dixie Hale made a total of 113 appearances for Watford A member of the Watford squad that made history by reaching the second tier of the English game for the first time has died, aged 85. Richard ‘Dixie’ Hale was part of Ken Furphy’s side that won the Division Three title in 1969 to achieve promotion to previously unscaled heights following the club s foundation in 1881. Described in the late Trefor Jones’
The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who’s Who as “an exceptionally busy little Irish midfield player”, Hale had moved to Vicarage Road for a fee of £3,500 from Workington in July 1967.
And finally, the sensational Ismaïla Sarr has been voted as your 2020/21 Graham Taylor Player of the Season! @SA Lawpic.twitter.com/WBxffWSjWK Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) May 11, 2021
“It s very important because it s an award for all the hard work I ve done this season, but I cannot afford to stop,” he told
“I have to keep the same level. I d also like to thank my teammates as well.
“I am happy that all the players voted for me as this is an award from the players who it has been a pleasure to share every day with this season.
“So, the only thing I have to say is I have to carry on and thanks to all the guys.”
The West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust manages hospitals in Hemel Hempstead, Watford and St Albans
Wednesday, 12th May 2021, 9:39 am
West Hertfordshire hospitals staff have administered more than 20,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to those working in health and social care.
The West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust (WHHT) had been running a vaccination ‘hub’ for NHS and social care workers at the neighbouring Watford Football Club, on Vicarage Road.
Although the hub is now closed, the 20,000 milestone was reported to a meeting of the WHHT board on May 6, by chairman Phil Townsend and chief executive Christine Allen.
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In their joint report to the board, they state: “The vaccination team at Watford FC administered over 20,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to local health and social care staff.