Saturday, November 21, 1970
Watford drew 1-1 at Orient in a second division fixture.
For the first time in more than six years the name of Duncan Welbourne was absent from the Hornets' line-up for a league game.
The unbroken run of 280 league games remains by same distance a club record.
Reproduced by kind permission of Matt Rowson from his book, Watford FC On This Day
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