History Watford F.C. in European football
1 history
1.1 1983–84 uefa cup
1.2 1992–93 anglo-italian cup
1.3 1993–94 anglo-italian cup
history
1983–84 uefa cup
under graham taylor, hornets enjoyed highest ever league finish in 1982–83 season when finished second behind liverpool, securing qualification uefa cup following season, alongside compatriots aston villa, nottingham forest , tottenham hotspur; latter go on win competition. watford s first opponents 1. fc kaiserslautern. watford lost first leg 3–1, 3–0 win @ vicarage road saw them safely through second round, faced levski spartak, bulgarian side. 1–1 draw in hertfordshire followed 3–1 win after time in vasil levski national stadium, ensuring watford s progress third round.
the draw matched watford czechoslovakian club ac sparta prague. @ home, watford went 2–0 down in first half recovered 2–2 goals wilf rostron , jimmy gilligan late winner substitute zdeněk Ščasný sunk yellows. 4–0 away defeat sealed watford s exit 7–2 aggregate loss ended european campaign.
1992–93 anglo-italian cup
the revival of anglo-italian cup 1992–93 campaign saw watford return european cup competition first time since 1984, brief return, watford finished bottom of group in preliminary round having been beaten bristol city , drawing local rivals luton town.
1993–94 anglo-italian cup
the next season watford tried again, entry. again, fell @ preliminary round, southend united topped group, although did manage beat rivals luton. didn t take part in anglo-italian cup again, , tournament scrapped after 1995–96 tournament because 2 leagues not agree on dates fixtures, , due increasing violence @ matches.
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