Nationwide Division One, 22/03/03, 3.00pm
Watford
versus
Stoke City
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 3-0 (09/09/95)
Lingering memory: Three-nil at home - splendid. Everything's fine, then.
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (A, 18/03/03, D0-0)
Last line-up: M.Crossley, W.Thomas, M.Hall, P.Handyside, S.Shtaniuk, M.Williams, M.Wilson, B Gunnarsson, J.O'Connor, C.Clarke, A.Cooke (Subs: S.Banks, C.Iwelumo, B.Gudjonsson, P.Hoekstra, C.Greenacre)
Ex-Potters at Watford: None
Ex-Hornets at Stoke: Mark Williams
Mutual friends: Dave Bamber, Tommy Mooney, Allan Smart, Brian Talbot
Web sites: Potters Underground, The Oatcake (Rivals), Official

Shorts, Scarf or Souwester?: See Met Office (London)

On this day

Previous reports: Millwall 0 Watford 1, 22/03/97
Celebrity birthdays: William Shatner (1931), Reece Witherspoon (1976), Will Rowson (1980)
Historical events: Frederick William abolished serfdom on crown property in Prussia (1719), The Football League was established (1888), Niagara Falls ran out of water due to a drought (1903)
Saint of the day: St Nicholas von Fl∫e, the patron saint of Switzerland, was a prosperous farmer who took early retirement in his fifties to become a hermit in the mountains. On the way to his new life he was stricken with a terrible stomach ache, which left him with no need for food. Which is useful if you live up a mountain.