Memories of Watford's victory over Bolton in 1981/82 season

The Hornets began March 1982 with a goalless draw at home to Cambridge United before QPR were swept aside 4-0 at Vicarage Road. A 4-2 defeat at Norwich City was a hiccup, but Graham Taylor’s side responded with a 2-0 win at Grimsby Town and a 3-1 home victory over Shrewsbury Town before the month ended with Bolton Wanderers visiting Vicarage Road on March 27.

An attendance of 12,963 was recorded as Luther Blissett’s second successive brace, including a penalty in each game, plus a Jan Lohman goal secured a 3-0 victory.

Pat Rice leads the Hornets out (Image: Watford Observer)

It was a win that also took the Hornets two points clear at the top of the table above Luton Town with ten games to play, although the eventual champions had two matches in hand at that stage of the season.

Two mascots with Gerry Armstrong (Image: Watford Observer)

Here are some pictures from our archive of the day when Watford took another step closer to their historic promotion to the top table of the English game for the first time.

A view through the net as the Hornets have an attempt on goal (Image: Watford Observer)

Luther Blissett battles for the ball (Image: Watford Observer)

Safe hands from the keeper as Ross Jenkins tries to get on the end of a cross (Image: Watford Observer)

The view through the back of the net of Blissett's penalty (Image: Watford Observer)

Another angle of Blissett's spot kick (Image: Watford Observer)

Wilf Rostron plays in a cross from the left (Image: Watford Observer)

Jenkins lets fly from the edge of the six-yard box (Image: Watford Observer)