Saturday, October 18, 1986

A first division fixture against Aston Villa was preceded by the formal opening of the new two-tiered (later 'Rous') Stand by Elton John.

This replaced the Shrodells Stand on the west side of the ground; the demolition and construction had taken a mere 100 days over the summer break.

Watford went on to win the game 4-2, Mark Falco marking his home debut with a hat-trick.

Reproduced by kind permission of Matt Rowson from his book,Watford FC On This Day