On this date in Watford FC history
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
The first meeting with Luton Town for four years, in the first round of the League Cup, was marred by crowd trouble that delayed kick-off by 15 minutes and curtailed plans for a minute's silence marking the recent anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
When the game eventually started, Matthew Spring downed his future employers, opening the scoring with a 30-yard strike before setting up Steve Howard for a second.
Dominic Foley headed a consolation as the Hornets rallied, but the visitors prevailed 2-1.
Twenty jail sentences were subsequently handed out as a consequence of the earlier trouble.
Reproduced by kind permission of Matt Rowson from his book,Watford FC On This Day
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