Bristol City have played Watford 106 times in competitive football, winning 39, drawing 34 and losing 33, first meeting on 14 Apr 1923 and most recently on 27 Feb 2026. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1923 | 1922–23 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 1–1 | ||
| 21 Apr 1923 | 1922–23 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 3–1 | ||
| 15 Nov 1924 | 1924–25 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 1–1 | ||
| 21 Mar 1925 | 1924–25 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 0–1 | ||
| 3 Oct 1925 | 1925–26 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 2–2 | ||
| 13 Feb 1926 | 1925–26 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 1–0 | ||
| 4 Sep 1926 | 1926–27 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 5–0 | ||
| 22 Jan 1927 | 1926–27 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 1–0 | ||
| 23 Jan 1932 | 1931–32 | FA Cup | A | Watford | 1–2 | ||
| 25 Jan 1933 | 1932–33 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 2–3 | ||
| 8 Apr 1933 | 1932–33 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 0–1 | ||
| 2 Dec 1933 | 1933–34 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 1–0 | ||
| 14 Apr 1934 | 1933–34 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 1–1 | ||
| 25 Aug 1934 | 1934–35 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 3–1 | ||
| 29 Dec 1934 | 1934–35 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 0–4 | ||
| 31 Aug 1935 | 1935–36 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 2–0 | ||
| 1 Apr 1936 | 1935–36 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 2–2 | ||
| 16 Jan 1937 | 1936–37 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 2–2 | ||
| 3 Apr 1937 | 1936–37 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 0–1 | ||
| 1 Sep 1937 | 1937–38 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 1–3 | ||
| 8 Sep 1937 | 1937–38 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 3–1 | ||
| 27 Aug 1938 | 1938–39 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 2–2 | ||
| 24 Dec 1938 | 1938–39 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 2–0 | ||
| 23 Nov 1946 | 1946–47 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 3–2 | ||
| 29 Mar 1947 | 1946–47 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 1–2 | ||
| 25 Oct 1947 | 1947–48 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 1–2 | ||
| 13 Mar 1948 | 1947–48 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 1–1 | ||
| 13 Nov 1948 | 1948–49 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 1–1 | ||
| 9 Apr 1949 | 1948–49 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 1–1 | ||
| 15 Apr 1950 | 1949–50 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 0–1 | ||
| 20 Apr 1950 | 1949–50 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 0–2 | ||
| 16 Sep 1950 | 1950–51 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 3–0 | ||
| 20 Jan 1951 | 1950–51 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 2–1 | ||
| 8 Dec 1951 | 1951–52 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 1–3 | ||
| 26 Apr 1952 | 1951–52 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 1–3 | ||
| 23 Aug 1952 | 1952–53 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 1–4 | ||
| 20 Dec 1952 | 1952–53 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 5–1 | ||
| 13 Mar 1954 | 1953–54 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 0–2 | ||
| 27 Apr 1954 | 1953–54 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 2–1 | ||
| 13 Nov 1954 | 1954–55 | Third Division South | H | Watford | 1–0 | ||
| 2 Apr 1955 | 1954–55 | Third Division South | A | Watford | 2–0 | ||
| 25 Feb 1961 | 1960–61 | Third Division | A | Watford | 1–0 | ||
| 14 Mar 1961 | 1960–61 | Third Division | H | Watford | 4–1 | ||
| 14 Oct 1961 | 1961–62 | Third Division | A | Watford | 1–1 | ||
| 3 Mar 1962 | 1961–62 | Third Division | H | Watford | 2–1 | ||
| 22 Sep 1962 | 1962–63 | Third Division | H | Watford | 3–3 | ||
| 26 Mar 1963 | 1962–63 | Third Division | A | Watford | 4–1 | ||
| 23 Nov 1963 | 1963–64 | Third Division | H | Watford | 2–0 | ||
| 4 Apr 1964 | 1963–64 | Third Division | A | Watford | 2–2 | ||
| 5 Sep 1964 | 1964–65 | Third Division | A | Watford | 2–2 | ||
| 2 Jan 1965 | 1964–65 | Third Division | H | Watford | 1–1 | ||
| 9 Aug 1969 | 1969–70 | Second Division | H | Watford | 1–0 | ||
| 14 Feb 1970 | 1969–70 | Second Division | A | Watford | 0–2 | ||
| 14 Nov 1970 | 1970–71 | Second Division | H | Watford | 3–0 | ||
| 13 Mar 1971 | 1970–71 | Second Division | A | Watford | 3–0 | ||
| 9 Oct 1971 | 1971–72 | Second Division | H | Watford | 2–1 | ||
| 11 Mar 1972 | 1971–72 | Second Division | A | Watford | 2–0 | ||
| 30 Aug 1980 | 1980–81 | Second Division | A | Watford | 0–1 | ||
| 17 Jan 1981 | 1980–81 | Second Division | H | Watford | 0–0 | ||
| 3 Nov 1990 | 1990–91 | Second Division | H | Watford | 3–2 | Wayne Allison, Wayne Allison | 11,576 |
| 11 May 1991 | 1990–91 | Second Division | A | Watford | 3–2 | Nicky Morgan, Rob Newman, Louie Donowa | 13,029 |
| 12 Oct 1991 | 1991–92 | Second Division | H | Watford | 1–0 | Terry Connor | 7,882 |
| 2 May 1992 | 1991–92 | Second Division | A | Watford | 2–5 | Andy Cole, Andy Cole | 10,582 |
| 1 Sep 1992 | 1992–93 | Anglo-Italian Cup | H | Watford | 1–0 | Gary Shelton | 3,588 |
| 5 Dec 1992 | 1992–93 | First Division | A | Watford | 0–0 | 6,746 | |
| 20 Mar 1993 | 1992–93 | First Division | H | Watford | 2–1 | Junior Bent, Glenn Pennyfather | 8,265 |
| 20 Nov 1993 | 1993–94 | First Division | A | Watford | 1–1 | Dave Martin | 6,045 |
| 23 Apr 1994 | 1993–94 | First Division | H | Watford | 1–1 | Scott Partridge | 8,324 |
| 2 Jan 1995 | 1994–95 | First Division | H | Watford | 0–0 | 9,423 | |
| 22 Apr 1995 | 1994–95 | First Division | A | Watford | 0–1 | 7,190 | |
| 3 Dec 1996 | 1996–97 | Second Division | H | Watford | 1–1 | Darren Barnard | 9,097 |
| 11 Feb 1997 | 1996–97 | EFL Trophy | A | Watford | 1–2 | 3,142 | |
| 1 Mar 1997 | 1996–97 | Second Division | A | Watford | 0–3 | 8,539 | |
| 13 Dec 1997 | 1997–98 | Second Division | A | Watford | 1–1 | Shaun Goater | 16,072 |
| 13 Apr 1998 | 1997–98 | Second Division | H | Watford | 1–1 | Robert Edwards | 19,141 |
| 22 Aug 1998 | 1998–99 | First Division | H | Watford | 1–4 | S Andersen | 13,063 |
| 26 Dec 1998 | 1998–99 | First Division | A | Watford | 0–1 | 15,081 | |
| 12 Sep 2001 | 2001–02 | League Cup | H | Watford | 2–3 | Simon Clist, Tony Thorpe | 7,256 |
| 23 Sep 2003 | 2003–04 | League Cup | H | Watford | 0–0 | 5,213 | |
| 1 Dec 2007 | 2007–08 | Championship | A | Watford | 2–1 | Enoch Showunmi, Darren Byfield | 16,689 |
| 11 Mar 2008 | 2007–08 | Championship | H | Watford | 0–0 | 19,026 | |
| 25 Nov 2008 | 2008–09 | Championship | H | Watford | 1–1 | ||
| 26 Dec 2008 | 2008–09 | Championship | A | Watford | 4–2 | ||
| 28 Dec 2009 | 2009–10 | Championship | H | Watford | 2–2 | Danny Haynes 38, Paul Hartley | |
| 9 Feb 2010 | 2009–10 | Championship | A | Watford | 0–2 | ||
| 14 Sep 2010 | 2010–11 | Championship | H | Watford | 0–2 | 13,998 | |
| 22 Feb 2011 | 2010–11 | Championship | A | Watford | 3–1 | Nicky Maynard 32, Marvin Elliott 69, Brett Pitman 90 | |
| 29 Nov 2011 | 2011–12 | Championship | A | Watford | 2–2 | Elliott Mariappa 44, Elliott Mariappa 46 | 12,148 |
| 20 Mar 2012 | 2011–12 | Championship | H | Watford | 0–2 | 12,017 | |
| 22 Sep 2012 | 2012–13 | Championship | A | Watford | 2–2 | Marvin Elliott 63, Steve Davies 83 | 11,886 |
| 29 Jan 2013 | 2012–13 | Championship | H | Watford | 2–0 | Greg Cunningham 43, Paul Anderson 65 | 13,586 |
| 4 Jan 2014 | 2013–14 | FA Cup | H | Watford | 1–1 | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 85 | 10,165 |
| 14 Jan 2014 | 2013–14 | FA Cup | A | Watford | 0–2 | 7,302 | |
| 22 Aug 2017 | 2017–18 | League Cup | A | Watford | 3–2 | Freddie Hinds 59, Bobby Reid 67, Niclas Eliasson 90+3 | 9,003 |
| 6 Jan 2018 | 2017–18 | FA Cup | A | Watford | 0–3 | 13,269 | |
| 25 Nov 2020 | 2020–21 | Championship | H | Watford | 0–0 | ||
| 13 Feb 2021 | 2020–21 | Championship | A | Watford | 0–6 | ||
| 12 Nov 2022 | 2022–23 | Championship | H | Watford | 0–0 | 23,501 | |
| 15 Apr 2023 | 2022–23 | Championship | A | Watford | 0–2 | 19,148 | |
| 26 Dec 2023 | 2023–24 | Championship | A | Watford | 4–1 | Cameron Pring 28, Mark Sykes 50, Andreas Weimann 83, Wesley Hoedt 45+2 | 19,626 |
| 20 Jan 2024 | 2023–24 | Championship | H | Watford | 1–1 | Scott Twine 25 | 23,611 |
| 26 Nov 2024 | 2024–25 | Championship | A | Watford | 0–1 | 17,579 | |
| 5 Apr 2025 | 2024–25 | Championship | H | Watford | 2–1 | Ross McCrorie 24, Nahki Wells 29 | 22,505 |
| 7 Nov 2025 | 2025–26 | Championship | A | Watford | 1–1 | Scott Twine 29 | 19,574 |
| 10 Jan 2026 | 2025–26 | FA Cup | H | Watford | 5–1 | Emil Riis Jakobsen 2, Anis Mehmeti 37, Robert Atkinson 66, Emil Riis Jakobsen 68, Emil Riis Jakobsen 76 | 13,291 |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 2025–26 | Championship | H | Watford | 1–2 | Scott Twine 36 | 21,866 |
See also: the Watford archive and Watford v Bristol City.
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