Saturday, August 9, 2003
Jimmy Davis, a 21-year-old Manchester United midfielder who was due to spend the 2003/04 season on loan at Vicarage Road, died as the result of a motor accident on the M40.
Watford's opening game of the season against Coventry City - due to be played the same day - was postponed.
Reproduced by kind permission of Matt Rowson from his book, Watford FC On This Day
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