Hornets fans can play their part in helping a nostalgic mobile phone decorated with the colours of their favourite club to win an award.

The Nokia 3310, which features the football club logo and 'The Hornets' on the front, and an aerial view of Vicarage Road Stadium on the back, has been shortlisted for this year's Hertfordshire Museum Object of the Year Award.

The phone from the early noughties was chosen by staff and volunteers at Watford Museum and over the next month residents can vote for their favourite object nominated by Hertfordshire’s museums to win the award.

The object was recently included in the museum’s Watford Centenary exhibition, which celebrated 100 years of the town being a chartered borough, and explaining why it was chosen for this awards category, a museum representative said: “This piece of 2000’s nostalgia provides an amazing modern juxtaposition to the commemoration of Watford becoming a chartered borough in 1922.

“The club is an essential part of the town’s identity, and they also celebrated a centenary last year, with the team playing at Vicarage Road Stadium for over 100 years. This object encapsulates the two centenaries into one unconventional, off-the-wall object. The phone itself is a reminder of how times have changed since the town became a borough, whilst also offering a unique way to show support to the football team.”

Mayor of Watford Peter Taylor said: “Watford Museum has a great number of objects which show the real life experience of those who have lived in this area over time.

"At the heart of our community for over a century, Watford FC has a place in the memories of thousands and thousands of residents and this phone shows the importance of the club to local people.

"The staff and volunteers at Watford Museum do a tremendous job and they deserved to be recognised with this award.”

You can vote for the Watford FC mobile phone to win Hertfordshire Museum Object of the Year at hertfordshiremuseums.org.uk/object-of-the-year-2023.aspx . Voting closes on February 19, 2023.