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The Watford Observer has again teamed up with its friends at The Watford Treasury to share stories from previous issues. David Harrison recalls Cliff Holton, a man who really was entitled to be called a true Watford great You’ll need to bear with me. This is a tricky assignment. I’m in no doubt I collected the Big Fella brief as the only member of the Treasury editorial group old enough to have seen Cliff Holton in his prime. And yes, I saw him play on a good few occasions. Probably 20-odd times while in his majestic pomp and another half-dozen or so when he returned, for a six-mont...

The late Johnny Williams made the left-back slot his own, missing only two games as Watford won the title It may seem unlikely now but when Watford won promotion Division Two for the first time in the club’s history only 19 players were used in that 1968/69 season. Having built a side that was founded on hard work, organisation and a strong defence, Ken Furphy’s side edged out Swindon Town to win the Division Three title to reach the second tier where they were to stay for three seasons. Having looked back at Furphy’s time at Vicarage Road last week, the Watford Treasury team has ...