Vicarage Road has been home to Watford FC for 100 years. The first match took place on August 30, 1922 when Watford played Millwall.
As part of the centenary celebrations, Watford FC will be publishing a book, ‘100 Years at Vicarage Road’. It will tell the story of the stadium’s evolution through pictures, words and reminiscences from supporters and players. Memorable games and goals also appear.
The Watford Observer has reported on and photographed events at Vicarage Road throughout this time. Among the 350 images that editor Geoff Wicken has chosen for the book are a selection from our library.
We’re featuring a selection of photographs from Vicarage Road in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Some of them feature in the book, while others haven’t been seen for a long time. Today it's the turn of the 1960s
The first floodlights alleviate the gloom as Cliff Holton wins a header against future Watford manager Mike Keen
The pylons for the second set of lights dominated the ground and surroundings
A 1963/64 training run starts in Occupation Road
An unexplained fog caused a 1965 midweek game against Workington to be paused for several minutes until it cleared
Ken Furphy addresses players in front of the greyhound buildings and parade area
Skipper Keith Eddy rises to head clear against Manchester United in 1969, in front of Vicarage Road’s highest-ever crowd of 34,099
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