Monday, September 13, 1999

Watford broke their 15-year-old transfer record with the signing of Dutchman Nordin Wooter from Real Zaragoza for £950,000.

The capricious winger, who had played for Ajax in the 1996 Champions League final, excited and frustrated in equal measure throughout his 70 games for the club, many of which came from the substitute's bench.

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