1914–15 Watford F.C. season
Watford Football Club are an association football team from the county of Hertfordshire, England. The 1914–15 season was their nineteenth season of league football, since joining the Southern League as West Hertfordshire for the 1896–97 season. Watford finished the season as champions of the Southern League First Division, winning 22 and drawing 8 of their 38 league matches. In other competitions, Watford were eliminated from the FA Cup in the sixth qualifying round by Rochdale, and from the Southern Charity Cup by fellow Southern League team Luton Town. The club's manager was Harry Kent, and its top scorer George Edmonds, with 17 goals from 35 appearances. Other notable players included Skilly Williams, who began what would be a 13-year period as the club's first choice goalkeeper, and Fred Gregory, whose goal against Gillingham sealed the title for Watford. Gregory and Williams were also the only two men to play in all 40 of Watford's games.
| 1914–15 season | ||
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| Stadium | Cassio Road | |
| Southern League First Division | 1st | |
| FA Cup | Sixth qualifying round (eliminated by Rochdale) | |
| Southern Charity Cup | First round (eliminated by Luton Town) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: George Edmonds (17) All: George Edmonds (17) | |
| Highest home attendance | 8,000 (vs Luton Town, 2 April 1915) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 (vs Southend United, 3 February 1915) | |
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As a result of the suspension of league football due to the First World War, Watford were the reigning champions for the next five years, until they were beaten to the 1919–20 title on goal average by Portsmouth.