Nationwide Division One, 09/12/01
Coventry City
versus
Watford
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 0-4 (31/10/99)
Lingering memory: Oh, bloody hell.
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Wimbledon (H, 01/12/01, W3-1)
Last line-up: M.Hedman, M.Edworthy, L.Carsley, M.Konjic, M.Hall, L.Delorge, Y.Safri, Y.Chippo, D.Thompson, L.Hughes, L.Mills (Subs: B.Quinn, L.Fowler, T.Antonelius, J.Joachim, A.Goram)
Ex-Sky Blues at Watford: None
Ex-Hornets at City: None
Mutual friends: Dave Bamber, David Bardsley, David Barnes, Paul Furlong, Carlton Palmer, Mick Quinn, Kevin Richardson, Kenny Sansom, Perry Suckling, Garry Thompson, Keith Waugh
Web sites: The Sky Blue Superplex, LAST!, GMK Online (Rivals), Official

On this day

Previous reports:Crystal Palace 1 Watford 0, 9/12/00, Fulham 1 Watford 0, 9/12/97, Birmingham City 1 Watford 0, 9/12/95
Celebrity birthdays: John Milton (1608), Clarence Birdseye (1886), Judi Dench (1934), John Malkovich (1953)
Historical events: The first episode of "Coronation Street" was screened on ITV (1960); U.S. President Clinton fired Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders after learning that she had told a conference that masturbation should be discussed in school as a part of human sexuality (1994)
Saint of the day: Saint Leocadia was a 4th Century noblewoman who became a popular Spanish saint, famed for her ability to protect her followers from the Plague. She was imprisoned and tortured for her beliefs but took inspiration from the exemplary death of St Eulalia of Barcelona. What is most miraculous is that the official church calendar states that Eulalia died the day after Leocadia did.