 He played 13 times for the Hornets in 1982–83 – their first top division season ever – and scored once as they finished second.He managed 13 league appearances again in 1983–84 – this time scoring twice – but did not make the squad for the FA Cup Final, which Watford lost 2–0 to Everton.He played twice, scoring once, in the 1984–85 season before accepting a £40,000 offer to join Third Division promotion challengers Hull City on 7 February 1985.