Edward VII was King, Henry Campbell-Bannerman was Prime Minister and Watford were playing in Division One of the Southern League under the club's first ever manager John Goodall. The year was 1906 and the picture at the top of this page is how the team looked in their hooped shirts.
The Watford Treasury team has again been looking back through our archives to more than 110 years ago and colourised the team image from 1906/07, as well as this one from 1912/13.
This is how the Watford side looked in the 1912/13 campaign
Scroll through the rest of the images below at a total of nine team pictures from the club's past, ending with the team from the 1976/77 campaign.
The 1922/23 squad finished 10th in Division Three (South) under Harry Kent
The 1934/35 team enjoyed a good season, finishing sixth in Divison Three (South)
Watford won six of their final nine matches in 1947/48 to pull away from the basement of Division Three (South)
Len Goulden's team came fourth in Divison Three (Souh) in 1953/54
Ron Burgess' promotion-winning 1959/60 team featuring the record-breaking forward pairing of Cliff Holton and Dennis Uphill
The Watford squad in pre-season ahead of the 1962/63 campaign
The 1976/77 side, pictured with Elton John and the directors, finished seventh in Division Four under Mike Keen
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