• WATFORD'S BEST: 5) 2013/14 home: Watford certainly have not been shy to play around with their home strip designs over the last 10 years - horizontal stripes, vertical stripes, half and half - some more successful than others. This clean and simple Puma effort sees a predominantly yellow top with black across the shoulders and arms in a season that saw Gianfranco Zola quit as manager and Troy Deeney hit 24 goals in the Championship.
    WATFORD'S BEST: 5) 2013/14 home: Watford certainly have not been shy to play around with their home strip designs over the last 10 years - horizontal stripes, vertical stripes, half and half - some more successful than others. This clean and simple Puma effort sees a predominantly yellow top with black across the shoulders and arms in a season that saw Gianfranco Zola quit as manager and Troy Deeney hit 24 goals in the Championship.
  • 4) 2010/11 away: Watford evoke the mighty AC Milan with this black and red striped kit. Alas, it didn’t inspire the team onto great things as, even with Danny Graham banging in 24 goals, they could only muster 14th spot in the second tier. Getty
    4) 2010/11 away: Watford evoke the mighty AC Milan with this black and red striped kit. Alas, it didn’t inspire the team onto great things as, even with Danny Graham banging in 24 goals, they could only muster 14th spot in the second tier. Getty
  • 3) 2014/15 away: A memorable kit for a number of reasons. A tidy effort from Puma that pays tribute to Watford players who went to fight in the First World War and the club donated a part of every shirt sale to charity. Despite going through four different managers over the season, Watford still somehow secured promotion back to the top-flight. Getty
    3) 2014/15 away: A memorable kit for a number of reasons. A tidy effort from Puma that pays tribute to Watford players who went to fight in the First World War and the club donated a part of every shirt sale to charity. Despite going through four different managers over the season, Watford still somehow secured promotion back to the top-flight. Getty
  • 2) 2009/10 away: Black has been a regular go-to away colour for the Hornets and this is one of the more unusual designs. Supporters had voted for an all-black kit from Joma but it’s the unusual yellow trim and side panels that make this a bit different to the norm. The team would finish 16th in the Championship in Malky Mackay’s first year in charge. Getty
    2) 2009/10 away: Black has been a regular go-to away colour for the Hornets and this is one of the more unusual designs. Supporters had voted for an all-black kit from Joma but it’s the unusual yellow trim and side panels that make this a bit different to the norm. The team would finish 16th in the Championship in Malky Mackay’s first year in charge. Getty
  • 1) 2018/19 home: Black and yellow stripes are an obvious colour for the Hornets, yet this marked the first time they had adopted this look. Makes you wonder why they hadn’t done it sooner as this is a great-looking kit from Adidas. Getty
    1) 2018/19 home: Black and yellow stripes are an obvious colour for the Hornets, yet this marked the first time they had adopted this look. Makes you wonder why they hadn’t done it sooner as this is a great-looking kit from Adidas. Getty
  • WORST: 5) 2001/03 home: I'm all for simplicity but this is just plain lazy. No fancy trim, interesting patterns or design of any sort. Just a boring yellow top, although they did push the boat out in season two by swapping from red to black shorts and socks. Mid-table mediocrity in the Championship an appropriate finish both seasons. Allsport
    WORST: 5) 2001/03 home: I'm all for simplicity but this is just plain lazy. No fancy trim, interesting patterns or design of any sort. Just a boring yellow top, although they did push the boat out in season two by swapping from red to black shorts and socks. Mid-table mediocrity in the Championship an appropriate finish both seasons. Allsport
  • 4) 1991/93 home: A strange couple of kits coming up from Bukta to mark the club’s centenary. The home one is less offensive, but still odd with black and red rectangles along the middle of the top and on the arms as the team finished 10th and 16th in the second tier under Steve Perryman. Allsport
    4) 1991/93 home: A strange couple of kits coming up from Bukta to mark the club’s centenary. The home one is less offensive, but still odd with black and red rectangles along the middle of the top and on the arms as the team finished 10th and 16th in the second tier under Steve Perryman. Allsport
  • 3) 1991/92 away: A bizarre effort and the polar opposite to ludicrously boring effort at No 5 in worst kits. This one - a weird, random mix of uneven dark blue, light blue and white squares and rectangles - desperately needed someone to rein in the designer from his mad ideas. Courtesy Football Kit Archive
    3) 1991/92 away: A bizarre effort and the polar opposite to ludicrously boring effort at No 5 in worst kits. This one - a weird, random mix of uneven dark blue, light blue and white squares and rectangles - desperately needed someone to rein in the designer from his mad ideas. Courtesy Football Kit Archive
  • 2) 1995/96 away: An awful strip from Mizuno. Seemingly trying to channel their inner Burnley, with a maroon top with blue arms, but the colours just look miserable and fitting of a grim season when even the return of Graham Taylor as manager could not rescue them from dropping down to the third tier. Courtesy Football Kit Archive
    2) 1995/96 away: An awful strip from Mizuno. Seemingly trying to channel their inner Burnley, with a maroon top with blue arms, but the colours just look miserable and fitting of a grim season when even the return of Graham Taylor as manager could not rescue them from dropping down to the third tier. Courtesy Football Kit Archive
  • 1) 1993-95 away: A worthy winner for worst Watford kit here. Hummel have managed to capture the look of interference on an old black and white television in impressive fashion. This is what a nightmare looks like in football shirt world. Courtesy Football Kit Archive
    1) 1993-95 away: A worthy winner for worst Watford kit here. Hummel have managed to capture the look of interference on an old black and white television in impressive fashion. This is what a nightmare looks like in football shirt world. Courtesy Football Kit Archive

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Five best and five worst Watford kits over the years

We look back at 30 years of team strips from current Premier League clubs, with the Hornets next up on the catwalk

Gareth Cox

June 06, 2020

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Premier League clubs are back in training after the coronavirus-enforced lockdown.

Before the season kicks back into gear on June 17, we will continue our look back on 30 years of football kits from the current 20 top-flight English clubs.

There have been some stunning works of wonder over the years ... as well as truly heinous crimes committed in the name of sporting fashion.

Next in our series is Watford, so take a trip down memory lane in the photo gallery above and click on the arrows, or simply swipe to look at the next image.

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