Luton Town F.C.–Watford F.C. rivalry explained

Luton Town vs Watford
Other Names:
  • Beds–Herts Derby
  • M1 Derby
City Or Region:Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
First Contested:
  • 5 December 1885
  • Watford 1–0 Luton Town
  • Friendly
Teams Involved:
Mostrecent:
Nextmeeting:19th October 2024
Total:122
Series:55–29–38 Luton Town
Largestvictory:
  • Luton Town 5–0 Watford
  • 23 January 1926
South-eastern English football clubs Luton Town and Watford have been rivals since their respective formations in the late 19th century.[1] The clubs are respectively from Luton, Bedfordshire, and Watford, Hertfordshire, and for this reason a match between the two teams is sometimes called a " Derby".[2] Another name occasionally used in the press is "M1 Derby", which comes from the M1 motorway, which passes both towns.[3] [4]

Luton currently play at Kenilworth Road which has a capacity of 12,000. Watford currently play at Vicarage Road, with a capacity of 22,200.

The clubs were both founded during the 1880s, with Watford having been founded in 1881, and Luton Town in 1885. The first recorded game between both teams took place on 5 December 1885, when Watford Rovers beat Luton Town 1–0 in a friendly match at Vicarage Meadow. The two clubs met competitively for the first time in the third round qualifying of the 1898–99 FA Cup on 29 October 1898 at Dunstable Road. This resulted in a 2–2 draw, with Luton winning the replay 1–0 at Cassio Road on 2 November 1898.

Since then, there have been 122 meetings between both teams. Luton Town hold the superior record in these matches, with 55 victories to Watford's 38, as well as 29 draws. The most decisive result in a Luton Town–Watford game was Luton Town's 5–0 victory at Kenilworth Road in January 1926. There have been three instances of a 4–0 score, with two won by Watford. In September 1929, Luton Town beat Watford 4–0 at Vicarage Road. In October 1997, Watford beat Luton Town 4–0 at Kenilworth Road, and again 25 years later, in October 2022 at Vicarage Road.

Luton and Watford played each other regularly in the Southern League and, following the formation of Third Division South in season 1920–21, played every season until 1936–37, when Luton won promotion to Division Two. This, and the Second World War separated the teams from league competition until 1963–64 when they met again, this time in Division Three. The animosity between the clubs, both players and fans, intensified during the late 1960s and the 1970s, and reached a peak during the 1980s, when both teams played in the top-flight First Division. Watford were relegated at the end of the 1987–88 season, while Luton followed four years later. The clubs played against each other regularly for six seasons during the 1990s, in both the second and third tiers of English football. From the 1997–98 season, at the end of which Watford won promotion to the second tier, both teams rarely met, as Watford played in higher divisions than Luton during this time. In the last sixteen seasons there have been only six league meetings between the two teams, played during the 2005–06, the 2020–21 and the 2022–23 seasons. As of the 2023–24 season, Luton currently play in the Premier League for the first time in their history, and Watford currently play in the Championship.

History

Origins

The first match between the two clubs can be dated to 5 December 1885, as Watford Rovers hosted Luton Town in a friendly. Watford beat Luton 1–0 at Vicarage Meadow in the inaugural match. The first match at Luton's Dallow Lane was played on 20 March 1886, where Watford won 3–0. Luton's first success in the fixture came at Vicarage Meadow on 16 October of the same year, where they emerged with a 4–1 victory.[5] Two friendlies between Luton Town and West Herts, as Watford Rovers were now more commonly known, took place during the 1891–92 season; West Herts won 4–3 at Luton and the match at West Herts was a draw. Five more friendly matches were played over the next three seasons, all Luton victories.

In the 1930s, a Vauxhall plant was speculated to be built in Watford, however due to the popularity of the Luton Body van at the time it was subsequently decided that the plant would be built in Luton.

The Southern League

Luton Town did not join a league until the 1894–95 season, where they joined the Southern League. West Herts also joined the Southern League two years later. However, as Luton had left the league the same year, a league meeting did not occur. The first competitive meeting of the two clubs came on 29 October 1898, as Luton drew against Watford in the 1898–99 FA Cup third qualifying round. The second meeting came soon after, as the 2–2 draw at Luton meant that a replay was needed. Luton won the replay 1–0 at Watford. The next season saw Luton draw against Watford again, this time Luton needed only one attempt to beat Watford 3–2.

Luton rejoined the Southern League in 1900,[6] and the fixture then became a regular one in the Southern League calendar except for the 1903–04, 1912–13 and 1913–14 seasons that the clubs spent in different divisions. Luton held the superior record, winning 13 Southern League meetings to Watford's eight. The 1920–21 season saw both clubs made members of the Football League when the Southern League First Division was incorporated as the Football League Third Division.[7]

The Football League

Matches occurred regularly in this division until 1937, when Luton Town were promoted to the Second Division.[8] A Southern Professional Floodlit Cup meeting during the 1956–57 season was won 4–3 by Luton at Kenilworth Road, and was the only meeting until Luton dropped back to the Third Division for the 1963–64 season.[9] Luton were nearly relegated again, but in the last home game of the season, against Watford, Luton won 2–1 to both ensure survival and deny Watford promotion.[10] Luton were relegated to the Fourth Division a year later, with Watford winning both matches held over a two-day period at Christmas. The game at Kenilworth Road finished 4–2 to Watford, and two days later Watford won 2–0 at Vicarage Road. Luton were not promoted to the Third Division again until the 1967–68 season, thus placing the derby on hold.[11]

Growth in prominence

The 1968–69 season saw Watford promoted as champions of the Third Division, having led the division for almost the entire season. This led to the crowd violence associated with the fixture growing in prominence, and Watford won the first league clash with Luton that season 1–0 at Vicarage Road. The return match at Kenilworth Road was originally intended to take place on Boxing Day, but was abandoned due to fog with the game tied at 1–1. The game was eventually played after several postponements on 30 April 1969, by which time Watford had already been promoted as champions. The match resulted in Luton winning 2–1, and saw three players sent off, two from Luton, one from Watford. After the game, incidents occurred between fans in St Albans, a town between Luton and Watford, home to fans of both sides.[12] Luton were promoted to the Second Division a year later to keep the fixture going. However, Watford's relegation at the end of the 1971–72 season ended it once more.

The sides didn't meet again until the 1979–80 season, when Watford were promoted back to the second tier. At the end of the 1981–82 season, Luton won the Second Division, with Watford coming second and both teams were promoted to the First Division. In their first season in the top flight, Watford finished Runners-Up to Champions Liverpool (and so qualified for European football in the UEFA Cup for the following season), beating Luton 5–2 at Vicarage Road along the way. Luton avoided relegation in the last minute of the last match of the season. The match at Kenilworth Road on 28 April 1984 intensified the rivalry even further, as despite Watford's 2–1 victory, captain Wilf Rostron was sent off after a series of goading tackles from Luton players; meaning that he would miss the 1984 FA Cup Final. Despite being favourites on the day, Watford lost 2–0 to Everton. To this day many Watford supporters blame their loss on the absence of Rostron, and therefore on Luton.[12]

The fixture continued until the 1987–88 season when Watford were relegated to the second tier. Luton were further relegated at the end of the 1991–92 season. Both teams were relegated to the third tier at the end of the 1995–96 season. During the 1997–98 season, Watford finished as Champions of the third-tier Second Division and won 4–0 at Kenilworth Road along the way, with all four goals coming within the first 32 minutes of play. The match was marred by yet more crowd trouble as Luton fans tried to prevent Watford fans leaving the ground and small pockets of running battles occurred towards the railway station. As a result, the police took no chances for the return fixture at Vicarage Road: a large police presence ensured no return of the October violence. The game ended in a 1–1 draw. With Watford's promotion to the second tier at the end of that season, the fixture was over once more.

The 21st century

A League Cup meeting at Vicarage Road on 10 September 2002 was marred by hooliganism and saw fighting in Watford town centre, railway station and approaches to the football ground before the match. Before the game, Luton fans invaded the pitch several times leading to the kick-off being delayed by 15 minutes. A minute's silence, intended to mark the first anniversary of the 11 September attacks, was also abandoned. When the match finally got under way, Luton went on to win 2–1.[13] After the game, prosecutions were brought against 29 supporters; 25 from Luton, some of whom were banned from all football grounds for life, and four from Watford.

The two clubs were briefly in the same division when Luton were promoted to the Championship and played each other during the 2005–06 season. Watford won 2–1 at Kenilworth Road on 2 January 2006, and the return fixture was a 1–1 draw at Vicarage Road on 9 April. Watford ended the season with promotion to the Premier League, while Luton finished 10th. Although Watford were relegated back to the Championship at the end of the 2006–07 season, Luton were concurrently relegated back to League One. Luton were further relegated at the end of the 2007–08 season to League Two; and another relegation end of the 2008–09 season saw Luton in the National League, known at the time as the Conference Premier. This was largely due to docked points throughout these seasons as a result of financial mismanagement.[14]

The league rivalry between the two clubs reignited during the 2020–21 season for the first time in 16 seasons as Luton battled to remain in the Championship, and Watford had been relegated from the Premier League. However, fans were not able to attend the matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watford won the first fixture 1–0 at Vicarage Road on 26 September 2020.[15] In the reverse fixture at Kenilworth Road on 17 April 2021, Luton won the game 1–0.[16] Watford were promoted back to the Premier League at the end of the season, temporarily placing the rivalry on hold.[17]

Watford were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2021–22 season, resuming the rivalry for the duration of the 2022–23 season. The first fixture was played at Vicarage Road on 23 October 2022, marking the first time supporters of either club had been able to attend the derby in 16 years. Watford won the fixture 4–0.[18] A police presence kept the rival supporters apart, and no arrests were made. The reverse fixture took place at Kenilworth Road on 1 April 2023 and saw a 2–0 Luton win.[19] Luton spent a season in the Premier League having been promoted through the Championship play-offs at the end of the 2022–23 season.[20]

Following Luton's relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season, both clubs will play against each other throughout the 2024–25 season.[21]

Statistics

Up to and including 1st April 2023, when Luton won 2–0 in a league match, there have been 122 competitive first-class meetings between the two teams since the first meeting in 1898.[22] [23]

Head-to-head record by competition

scope=colMatch resultscope=colFootball Leaguescope=colSouthern Leaguescope=colFA Cupscope=colLeague Cupscope=colOthersscope=colTotal
scope=row style="text-align:center;"34 1352155
scope=row style="text-align:center;"19540129
scope=row style="text-align:center;"27820138

Honours and achievements compared

scope=colTeamscope=colNumber of top-flight seasons scope=colBest top-flight finishscope=colFA Cupscope=colFootball League Cupscope=colUEFA Cup
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Luton Town17

(1955–60, 1974–75, 1982–92, 2023–24)

7th

(1986–87)

Finalists (1)

(1958–59)

Semi-finalists (4)

(1958–59, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1993–94)

Winners (1)

(1987–88)

Finalists (2)

(1988–89)

scope=row style="text-align:center;"Watford14

(1982–88, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2015–20, 2021–22)

2nd

(1982–83)

Finalists (2)

(1983–84, 2018–19)

Semi-finalists (7)

(1969–70, 1983–84, 1986–87, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2015–16, 2018–19)

Semi-finalists (2)

(1978–79, 2004–05)

3rd round

(1983–84)

All-time results

Competitive matches only.[22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

Luton Town at home

Luton Town result given first.

width=150Date width=85 Venuewidth=35 Scorewidth=110Competition
29 October 1898Dunstable Road2–2FA Cup
18 November 1899Dunstable Road3–2FA Cup
29 September 1900Dunstable Road2–0Southern League Div. 1
7 December 1901Dunstable Road1–0Southern League Div. 1
7 March 1903Dunstable Road4–1Southern League Div. 1
14 November 1903Dunstable Road4–1FA Cup
14 September 1904Dunstable Road2–1Southern League Div. 1
26 December 1905Kenilworth Road2–0Southern League Div. 1
25 December 1906Kenilworth Road2–0Southern League Div. 1
25 December 1907Kenilworth Road1–1Southern League Div. 1
26 December 1908Kenilworth Road1–0Southern League Div. 1
15 September 1909Kenilworth Road4–2Southern League Div. 1
27 December 1910Kenilworth Road3–1Southern League Div. 1
25 December 1911Kenilworth Road1–1Southern League Div. 1
5 April 1915Kenilworth Road0–2Southern League Div. 1
5 April 1920Kenilworth Road1–2Southern League Div. 1
28 March 1921Kenilworth Road1–0Third Division South
1 April 1922Kenilworth Road1–1Third Division South
25 November 1922Kenilworth Road0–1Third Division South
3 November 1923Kenilworth Road0–0Third Division South
26 December 1924Kenilworth Road0–3Third Division South
23 January 1926Kenilworth Road5–0Third Division South
19 March 1927Kenilworth Road2–2Third Division South
4 February 1928Kenilworth Road3–2Third Division South
2 March 1929Kenilworth Road2–2Third Division South
18 January 1930Kenilworth Road2–0Third Division South
28 January 1931Kenilworth Road4–1Third Division South
17 October 1931Kenilworth Road0–1Third Division South
26 April 1933Kenilworth Road3–2Third Division South
21 October 1933Kenilworth Road2–1Third Division South
10 November 1934Kenilworth Road2–2Third Division South
29 February 1936Kenilworth Road2–1Third Division South
17 October 1936Kenilworth Road4–1Third Division South
7 November 1956Kenilworth Road4–3SPF Cup
25 April 1964Kenilworth Road2–1Third Division
26 December 1964Kenilworth Road2–4Third Division
14 August 1968Kenilworth Road3–0League Cup
30 April 1969Kenilworth Road2–1Third Division
13 February 1971Kenilworth Road1–0Second Division
4 March 1972Kenilworth Road0–0Second Division
5 April 1980Kenilworth Road1–0Second Division
19 August 1980Kenilworth Road1–0Second Division
26 September 1981Kenilworth Road4–1Second Division
27 December 1982Kenilworth Road1–0First Division
7 January 1984Kenilworth Road2–2FA Cup
28 April 1984Kenilworth Road1–2First Division
20 October 1984Kenilworth Road3–2First Division
4 March 1985Kenilworth Road0–0FA Cup
9 March 1985Kenilworth Road1–0FA Cup
26 April 1986Kenilworth Road3–2First Division
26 December 1986Kenilworth Road0–2First Division
2 May 1988Kenilworth Road2–1First Division
29 November 1992Kenilworth Road2–0First Division
14 August 1993Kenilworth Road2–1First Division
26 March 1995Kenilworth Road1–1First Division
20 April 1996Kenilworth Road0–0First Division
27 January 1997Kenilworth Road0–0Second Division
4 October 1997Kenilworth Road0–4Second Division
2 January 2006Kenilworth Road1–2Championship
17 April 2021Kenilworth Road1–0Championship
1 April 2023Kenilworth Road2–0Championship
width=150Luton Town wins width=100Draws width=150Watford wins
371410

A Southern Professional Floodlit Cup

Watford at home

Watford result given first.

width=150Date width=85 Venuewidth=35 Scorewidth=110Competition
2 November 1898Market Street0–1FA Cup
12 January 1901Cassio Road2–0Southern League Div. 1
16 November 1901Cassio Road1–2FA Cup
22 February 1902Cassio Road2–0Southern League Div. 1
22 November 1902Cassio Road0–1Southern League Div. 1
21 April 1905Cassio Road3–0Southern League Div. 1
13 April 1906Cassio Road1–1Southern League Div. 1
29 March 1907Cassio Road2–2Southern League Div. 1
17 April 1908Cassio Road2–1Southern League Div. 1
9 April 1909Cassio Road0–3Southern League Div. 1
22 September 1909Cassio Road1–1Southern League Div. 1
26 December 1910Cassio Road1–0Southern League Div. 1
26 December 1911Cassio Road0–1Southern League Div. 1
2 April 1915Cassio Road2–4Southern League Div. 1
2 April 1920Cassio Road4–2Southern League Div. 1
25 March 1921Cassio Road1–0Third Division South
8 April 1922Cassio Road4–1Third Division South
18 November 1922Vicarage Road2–1Third Division South
10 November 1923Vicarage Road0–0Third Division South
25 December 1924Vicarage Road1–1Third Division South
12 September 1925Vicarage Road2–0Third Division South
30 October 1926Vicarage Road2–1Third Division South
24 September 1927Vicarage Road1–0Third Division South
20 October 1928Vicarage Road3–2Third Division South
14 September 1929Vicarage Road0–4Third Division South
20 September 1930Vicarage Road1–0Third Division South
13 December 1930Vicarage Road3–1FA Cup
13 April 1932Vicarage Road3–1Third Division South
22 October 1932Vicarage Road4–1Third Division South
3 March 1934Vicarage Road0–1Third Division South
23 March 1935Vicarage Road2–2Third Division South
9 November 1935Vicarage Road1–3Third Division South
20 February 1937Vicarage Road1–3Third Division South
19 October 1963Vicarage Road2–0Third Division
28 December 1964Vicarage Road2–0Third Division
5 October 1968Vicarage Road1–0Third Division
12 December 1970Vicarage Road0–1Second Division
13 November 1971Vicarage Road2–1Second Division
26 December 1979Vicarage Road0–1Second Division
11 November 1980Vicarage Road0–1Second Division
20 February 1982Vicarage Road1–1Second Division
4 April 1983Vicarage Road5–2First Division
26 November 1983Vicarage Road1–2First Division
10 January 1984Vicarage Road4–3FA Cup
6 March 1985Vicarage Road2–2FA Cup
19 March 1985Vicarage Road3–0First Division
23 November 1985Vicarage Road1–2First Division
21 April 1987Vicarage Road2–0First Division
12 December 1987Vicarage Road0–1First Division
15 September 1992Vicarage Road0–0Anglo-Italian Cup
3 April 1993Vicarage Road0–0First Division
31 August 1993Vicarage Road2–1Anglo-Italian Cup
19 December 1993Vicarage Road2–2First Division
17 September 1994Vicarage Road2–4First Division
21 November 1995Vicarage Road1–1First Division
29 October 1996Vicarage Road1–1Second Division
14 February 1998Vicarage Road1–1Second Division
10 September 2002Vicarage Road1–2League Cup
9 April 2006Vicarage Road1–1Championship
26 September 2020Vicarage Road1–0Championship
23 October 2022Vicarage Road4–0Championship
width=150Luton Town wins width=100Draws width=150Watford wins
181528

The Rigby-Taylor Cup

The Rigby-Taylor Cup was a competition played between 1953 and 1962 in order to give "the friendly rivalry between Luton Town and Watford an organised and competitive basis". The annual contest came about when floodlights were installed at Watford's Vicarage Road ground in 1953; to mark the occasion, the decision was made to play a match under the new lights against Luton Town, against whom the club had not contested a competitive match since 1937.[29] A home-and-away system was agreed upon, and the first match, billed as the first leg of the "Watford F.C. Invitation Cup", took place on 13 October 1953: a 1–1 draw at Vicarage Road. The competition had been renamed "The Rigby-Taylor Cup" after Watford's chairman, T. Rigby-Taylor, by the time of the second leg on 24 March 1954, at Kenilworth Road; Luton beat Watford 4–1 to win 5–2 on aggregate and thus claim the inaugural title.[30]

After the first season, the two-legged basis was abandoned in favour of a single match at Vicarage Road. The competition was then suspended from 1958 to 1961 due to FA Cup and League engagements. After returning for two seasons, the 1962–63 fixture was abandoned due to harsh weather – the annual match never returned.[30]

Results

There were seven matches played over the course of six editions of the competition: the first (1953–54) was a two-legged competition, while the remaining five consisted of a single match. Of the seven matches, four were Luton victories, two were wins for Watford and one was a draw. Luton Town won the competition four times to Watford's two; the trophy, a silver, 12inches tall, two-handled cup, was last won by Watford, who have since retained it.[30]

SeasonDate VenueHomeScoreAway
1953–5413 October 1953Vicarage RoadWatfordLuton Town
24 March 1954Kenilworth RoadLuton TownWatford
Luton Town win 5–2 on aggregate
1954–5514 March 1955Vicarage RoadWatfordLuton Town
1955–5612 March 1956Vicarage RoadWatfordLuton Town
1956–5726 January 1957Vicarage RoadWatfordLuton Town
1957–58Competition suspended due to fixture congestion
1958–59
1959–60
1960–6120 March 1961Vicarage RoadWatfordLuton Town
1961–6230 April 1962Vicarage RoadWatfordLuton Town
1962–63Competition abandoned due to snow

Goalscorers

The competition saw 23 goals scored, 14 for Luton and 9 for Watford; the individual player who scored the most goals was Luton Town's Gordon Turner, who appeared in all seven matches and scored five goals.[30]

Luton Town

NameGoals
Gordon Turner5
John Groves2
George McLeod2
Bert Mitchell1
Jim Pemberton1
Jimmy Adam1
George Cummins1
own goal1
Total14

Watford

NameGoals
Tommy Brown1
Tommy Paterson1
Tommy Anderson1
George Catleugh1
Peter Walker1
John Meadows1
Cliff Holton1
Freddie Bunce1
Sammy Chung1
Total9

See also

References

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Notes and References

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  3. News: Robert. Pryce. M1 derby leaves Watford with a hard road. The Guardian. London. Guardian News and Media. 10 April 2006. 2009-04-03. 24 August 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070824144416/http://football.guardian.co.uk/Match_Report/0,,-63745,00.html. dead.
  4. News: Mike. Rowbottom. Watford draw blank at the neighbours. The Independent. London. Independent News & Media. 28 January 1997. 2009-04-03.
  5. Jones (1998) p. 8
  6. Book: Collings . The Luton Town Story 1885–1985 . 1985 . 13.
  7. Book: Collings . The Luton Town Story 1885–1985 . 1985 . 26–27.
  8. Book: Collings . The Luton Town Story 1885–1985 . 1985 . 46–50.
  9. Book: Collings . The Luton Town Story 1885–1985 . 1985 . 89–93.
  10. Book: Collings . The Luton Town Story 1885–1985 . 1985 . 93–95.
  11. Book: Collings . The Luton Town Story 1885–1985 . 1985 . 95–111.
  12. Web site: Herts rule Beds . March 2002 . When Saturday Comes . 2009-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120523035053/http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/2944/29/ . 23 May 2012 . dead .
  13. Web site: Motorway madness . November 2005 . When Saturday Comes . 3 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101029183348/http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/1487/29/ . 29 October 2010 . dead .
  14. News: Luton staring at oblivion after being hit with 30-point penalty . The Guardian . 10 July 2008 . 8 June 2023 . Scott . Matt .
  15. News: Watford 1-0 Luton Town: Joao Pedro goal gives Hornets victory . BBC Sport . 26 September 2020 . 8 June 2023.
  16. Web site: Luton Town 1-0 Watford: James Collins penalty seals win for Hatters . BBC Sport . 8 June 2023.
  17. Web site: Watford promoted back to the Premier League . Premier League . 8 June 2023.
  18. Web site: Watford 4-0 Luton: Joao Pedro, Ismaila Sarr on target as Hornets run riot . https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12725549/watford-4-0-luton-joao-pedro-ismaila-sarr-on-target-as-hornets-run-riot . 21 July 2024.
  19. Web site: Luton Town 2-0 Watford: Hatters beat rivals to boost promotion hopes . Sky Sports . 5 June 2023.
  20. News: Luton promoted to Premier League after shootout victory against Coventry . The Observer . 27 May 2023 . 5 June 2023 . Fisher . Ben .
  21. Web site: Luton relegated from Premier League after one season . Luton relegated from Premier League after one season . . 19 May 2024 . 21 July 2024.
  22. Book: Bailey . The Definitive Luton Town F.C . 1997 . 9–91.
  23. Book: Hayes . Completely Top Hatters! . 2002 . 36.
  24. News: Fixtures & Results: Saturday, 4 October 1997. Sporting Life. Mirror Group. 4 October 1997. 2009-05-29. 24 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120224054258/http://footballstats.sportinglife.com/cgi-bin/results.pl?lang=english&year=1997&month=10&date=04. dead.
  25. News: Watford v Luton Town Match facts. The Guardian. Guardian News and Media . 14 February 1998. 2009-05-29. London.
  26. News: Watford 1–2 Luton. BBC. 10 September 2002. 2009-05-29 .
  27. News: Luton Town 1 Watford 2: Watford win few admirers but Boothroyd is left unrepentant. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102225650/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/luton-town-1-watford-2-watford-win-few-admirers-but-boothroyd-is-left-unrepentant-521441.html. dead. 2 November 2012. The Independent. Independent News & Media. Toby. Skinner. 3 January 2006. 2009-05-29. London.
  28. News: Watford 1 Luton Town 1: Boothroyd stays defiant after Brkovic saves Luton. The Independent. Independent News & Media. Conrad. Leach. 10 April 2006. 2009-05-29. London.
  29. Book: Bailey . The Definitive Luton Town F.C . 1997 . 31–41.
  30. Book: Collings . The Luton Town Story 1885–1985 . 1985 . 354–355.

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