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Watford v Preston North End: head-to-head record

Watford have played Preston North End 52 times in competitive football, winning 14, drawing 18 and losing 20, first meeting on 29 Jan 1921 and most recently on 14 Feb 2026. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Watford v Preston North End match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
29 Jan 19211920–21FA CupAPreston North End1–4
12 Jan 19291928–29FA CupHPreston North End1–0
7 Jan 19501949–50FA CupHPreston North End2–2
11 Jan 19501949–50FA CupAPreston North End1–0
6 Jan 19621961–62FA CupAPreston North End2–3
25 Aug 19691969–70Second DivisionAPreston North End0–3
4 Apr 19701969–70Second DivisionHPreston North End0–0
6 Oct 19711971–72League CupHPreston North End1–1
11 Oct 19711971–72League CupAPreston North End1–2
27 Nov 19711971–72Second DivisionAPreston North End0–2
15 Apr 19721971–72Second DivisionHPreston North End1–0
24 Aug 19741974–75Third DivisionHPreston North End3–2
22 Apr 19751974–75Third DivisionAPreston North End2–2
21 Dec 19791979–80Second DivisionAPreston North End2–1
9 Apr 19801979–80Second DivisionHPreston North End0–0
13 Sep 19801980–81Second DivisionHPreston North End2–1
7 Feb 19811980–81Second DivisionAPreston North End1–2
1 Oct 19961996–97Second DivisionHPreston North End1–0Steve Palmer6,434
18 Jan 19971996–97Second DivisionAPreston North End1–1Tommy Mooney8,735
30 Aug 19971997–98Second DivisionAPreston North End0–211,042
17 Jan 19981997–98Second DivisionHPreston North End3–1Peter Kennedy, Peter Kennedy, Micah Hyde10,182
18 Nov 20002000–01First DivisionHPreston North End2–3Tommy Mooney, Steve Palmer13,066
22 Apr 20012000–01First DivisionAPreston North End2–3Gifton Noel-Williams, Rob Page14,071
30 Sep 20012001–02First DivisionHPreston North End1–1Michael Jackson18,911
31 Jan 20022001–02First DivisionAPreston North End1–1Gifton Noel-Williams12,749
17 Sep 20022002–03First DivisionAPreston North End1–1Paul Robinson12,408
4 Mar 20032002–03First DivisionHPreston North End0–111,101
4 Nov 20032003–04First DivisionAPreston North End1–2Danny Webber11,152
14 Feb 20042003–04First DivisionHPreston North End2–0Hameur Bouazza, Paul Devlin12,675
7 Aug 20042004–05ChampionshipAPreston North End1–2Paul Devlin12,208
19 Mar 20052004–05ChampionshipHPreston North End0–219,649
6 Aug 20052005–06ChampionshipHPreston North End1–2Darius Henderson12,597
26 Nov 20052005–06ChampionshipAPreston North End1–1Matthew Spring14,638
12 Jan 20082007–08ChampionshipAPreston North End0–112,347
23 Feb 20082007–08ChampionshipHPreston North End0–016,798
4 Oct 20082008–09ChampionshipHPreston North End2–1Jon Harley 12, Smith 2114,087
28 Oct 20082008–09ChampionshipAPreston North End0–211,234
7 Nov 20092009–10ChampionshipHPreston North End2–0Heiðar Helguson 9, Tom Cleverley 3313,524
3 Apr 20102009–10ChampionshipAPreston North End1–1Will Buckley 3512,534
15 Feb 20112010–11ChampionshipHPreston North End2–2Matthew Whichelow 69, Adam Thompson 79
7 May 20112010–11ChampionshipAPreston North End1–3Andreas Weimann 13
25 Aug 20152015–16League CupAPreston North End0–16,250
28 Nov 20202020–21ChampionshipHPreston North End4–1Domingos Quina 9, Troy Deeney 52, Nathaniel Chalobah 58, João Pedro 74
16 Feb 20212020–21ChampionshipAPreston North End1–0João Pedro 51
20 Aug 20222022–23ChampionshipAPreston North End0–015,317
4 Mar 20232022–23ChampionshipHPreston North End0–019,244
16 Dec 20232023–24ChampionshipAPreston North End5–1Vakoun Issouf Bayo 42, Matheus Martins 46, Edo Kayembe 53, Vakoun Issouf Bayo 71, Ismaël Koné 7714,389
6 Apr 20242023–24ChampionshipHPreston North End0–019,374
2 Oct 20242024–25ChampionshipAPreston North End0–313,602
21 Jan 20252024–25ChampionshipHPreston North End1–2Rocco Vata 9016,397
25 Nov 20252025–26ChampionshipHPreston North End1–1Mamadou Doumbia 45+116,113
14 Feb 20262025–26ChampionshipAPreston North End2–2Othmane Maamma 55, Odeluga Offiah 5714,611

See also: the Preston North End archive and Preston North End v Watford.

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