Saturday, October 30, 1993

Watford were hammered by West Bromwich Albion in the rain at the Hawthornes, the Hornets' loan strike a thumping drive from Jason Solomon in the first half.

Andy Hessenthaler's harsh dismissal for a challenge on Bob Taylor was the club's seventh of an extraordinary start to the season, the fifth of which to have occurred before half-time and mercifully the last of the campaign. It nonetheless set a new club record.

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