Watford 3-0 Oxford United - August 23, 1986 / Division 1 1986/1987
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Team line-ups
Watford
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Tony Coton | 25 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Jackett | 24 | 156 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wilf Rostron | 29 | 156 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McClelland | 30 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Terry | 24 | 109 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nigel Gibbs | 20 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Bardsley | 90 | 21 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Barnes | 4546 | 22 | 168 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Brian Talbot | 33 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Worrell Sterling | 21 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Luther Blissett | 90 | 28 | 107 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
95
Oxford United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Alan Judge | 26 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Briggs | 27 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Shotton | 29 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Langan | 29 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Perryman | 34 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Trewick | 29 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Houghton | 24 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Les Phillips | 23 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Trevor Hebberd | 28 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Aldridge | 27 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jeremy Charles | 26 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
34
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Nigel Callaghan | 46 | 23 | 151 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Wilf Rostron
IN
Lee Sinnott
OUT
David Bardsley
IN
Colin West
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jeremy Charles
IN
Billy Hamilton
OUT
Les Phillips
IN
Mark Jones
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
41
381
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Taylor vs Oxford United
1 victory
2 draws
0 loss
Taylor vs Evans
1 victory
2 draws
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
49
58
Success rate in this team:
36 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
Evans vs Watford
0 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Evans vs Taylor
0 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Videos
Key figures

Watford keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Oxford United in Premier League running (since 26/10/1985). It's a record streak. The first of history

Watford keeps its 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home running (since 21/04/1986).

End of streak for Watford after 4 consecutive matches without a win vs Oxford United (since 27/12/1971). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 27/01/1971 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VWatford 4-1 Newcastle United05/04/1986 | LWatford 0-2 Everton15/04/1986 | LWatford 0-2 West Ham19/04/1986 | DWatford 1-1 Nottingham Forest21/04/1986 | DWatford 1-1 Southampton29/04/1986 | DWatford 1-1 Manchester United03/05/1986 |
Overall | LWatford 0-2 West Ham19/04/1986 | DWatford 1-1 Nottingham Forest21/04/1986 | LLuton Town 3-2 Watford26/04/1986 | DWatford 1-1 Southampton29/04/1986 | DWatford 1-1 Manchester United03/05/1986 | VChelsea 1-5 Watford05/05/1986 |
Current form
Away | VManchester City 0-3 Oxford United01/03/1986 | VLuton Town 1-2 Oxford United15/03/1986 | LLiverpool 6-0 Oxford United22/03/1986 | DSouthampton 1-1 Oxford United01/04/1986 | LWest Ham 3-1 Oxford United12/04/1986 | LIpswich Town 3-2 Oxford United26/04/1986 |
Overall | LWest Ham 3-1 Oxford United12/04/1986 | VOxford United 3-0 Queens Park Rangers20/04/1986 | LIpswich Town 3-2 Oxford United26/04/1986 | VOxford United 1-0 Everton30/04/1986 | LOxford United 1-2 Nottingham Forest03/05/1986 | VOxford United 3-0 Arsenal05/05/1986 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
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Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawing streak | 3 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 3 | 3 |
Winless streak | 5 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 5 |
Conceding streak | 6 | 10 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
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Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
Loosing streak | 2 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
Winless streak | 4 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 6 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 10 |
Conceding streak | 5 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
7 gf
6 ga
Away
4 gf
6 ga
Total
11 gf
12 ga
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
4 ga
Away
6 gf
7 ga
Total
12 gf
11 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 2 - 0 |
December 20, 1969 |
Home | 2 - 0 |
December 20, 1969 |
Largest victory
Overall | 1 - 0 |
December 27, 1971 |
Away | 1 - 0 |
December 27, 1971 |
Latest head to head
April 09, 1986 - Division 1 1985/1986
October 26, 1985 - Division 1 1985/1986
April 01, 1972 - Division 2 1971/1972
December 27, 1971 - Division 2 1971/1972
April 24, 1971 - Division 2 1970/1971
Best historical scorers against Oxford United
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Wilf Rostron | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
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Nigel Callaghan | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
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John McClelland | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
Best historical scorers against Watford
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Ray Houghton | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
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John Aldridge | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
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Peter Rhoades-Brown | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
Players with most games played vs Oxford United
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Tony Coton | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
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Nigel Gibbs | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
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Lee Sinnott | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
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Brian Talbot | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
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Steve Terry | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
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John Barnes | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
Players with most games played vs Watford
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David Langan | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
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Trevor Hebberd | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
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Les Phillips | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
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Gary Briggs | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
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Malcolm Shotton | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
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Ray Houghton | 2 matches | 1985 - 1986 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 23, 1986
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