Watford 2020/21

Watford finished 2nd of 24 in the 2020/21 Championship with 91 points (won 27, drawn 10, lost 9; scored 63, conceded 30) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 7th, after match 4. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 8 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Watford
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Fri 11 Sep 2020	Middlesbrough (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sat 19 Sep 2020	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–0 D	Drew	4	6th
3	Sat 26 Sep 2020	Luton (home)	1–0 W	Won	7	3rd
4	Sat 3 Oct 2020	Reading (away)	0–1 L	Lost	7	7th
5	Fri 16 Oct 2020	Derby (away)	1–0 W	Won	10	5th
6	Wed 21 Oct 2020	Blackburn (home)	3–1 W	Won	13	3rd
7	Sat 24 Oct 2020	Bournemouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	3rd
8	Tue 27 Oct 2020	Wycombe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	15	3rd
9	Sat 31 Oct 2020	Barnsley (away)	0–1 L	Lost	15	6th
10	Wed 4 Nov 2020	Stoke (home)	3–2 W	Won	18	4th
11	Sat 7 Nov 2020	Coventry (home)	3–2 W	Won	21	2nd
12	Sat 21 Nov 2020	QPR (away)	1–1 D	Drew	22	5th
13	Wed 25 Nov 2020	Bristol City (away)	0–0 D	Drew	23	5th
14	Sat 28 Nov 2020	Preston (home)	4–1 W	Won	26	3rd
15	Wed 2 Dec 2020	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–0 D	Drew	27	3rd
16	Sat 5 Dec 2020	Cardiff (home)	0–1 L	Lost	27	7th
17	Tue 8 Dec 2020	Rotherham (home)	2–0 W	Won	30	3rd
18	Sat 12 Dec 2020	Birmingham (away)	1–0 W	Won	33	4th
19	Tue 15 Dec 2020	Brentford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	34	3rd
20	Sat 19 Dec 2020	Huddersfield (away)	0–2 L	Lost	34	5th
21	Sat 26 Dec 2020	Norwich (home)	1–0 W	Won	37	5th
22	Sat 2 Jan 2021	Swansea (away)	1–2 L	Lost	37	6th
23	Sat 16 Jan 2021	Huddersfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	40	5th
24	Tue 19 Jan 2021	Barnsley (home)	1–0 W	Won	43	3rd
25	Fri 22 Jan 2021	Stoke (away)	2–1 W	Won	46	3rd
26	Tue 26 Jan 2021	Millwall (away)	0–0 D	Drew	47	2nd
27	Mon 1 Feb 2021	QPR (home)	1–2 L	Lost	47	5th
28	Sat 6 Feb 2021	Coventry (away)	0–0 D	Drew	48	5th
29	Sat 13 Feb 2021	Bristol City (home)	6–0 W	Won	51	4th
30	Tue 16 Feb 2021	Preston (away)	1–0 W	Won	54	3rd
31	Fri 19 Feb 2021	Derby (home)	2–1 W	Won	57	3rd
32	Wed 24 Feb 2021	Blackburn (away)	3–2 W	Won	60	3rd
33	Sat 27 Feb 2021	Bournemouth (away)	0–1 L	Lost	60	3rd
34	Wed 3 Mar 2021	Wycombe (home)	2–0 W	Won	63	3rd
35	Sat 6 Mar 2021	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–0 W	Won	66	2nd
36	Sat 13 Mar 2021	Cardiff (away)	2–1 W	Won	69	2nd
37	Tue 16 Mar 2021	Rotherham (away)	4–1 W	Won	72	2nd
38	Sat 20 Mar 2021	Birmingham (home)	3–0 W	Won	75	2nd
39	Fri 2 Apr 2021	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–0 W	Won	78	2nd
40	Mon 5 Apr 2021	Middlesbrough (away)	1–1 D	Drew	79	2nd
41	Fri 9 Apr 2021	Reading (home)	2–0 W	Won	82	2nd
42	Sat 17 Apr 2021	Luton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	82	2nd
43	Tue 20 Apr 2021	Norwich (away)	1–0 W	Won	85	2nd
44	Sat 24 Apr 2021	Millwall (home)	1–0 W	Won	88	2nd
45	Sat 1 May 2021	Brentford (away)	0–2 L	Lost	88	2nd
46	Sat 8 May 2021	Swansea (home)	2–0 W	Won	91	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.