Elton John Takes Over Watford

OTD E0192 — 11 May 1976: Reginald Dwight — Elton John — became chairman of Watford FC. This episode traces Watford as a modest Fourth Division club, Elton’s boyhood support, his superstar status in 1976, the suspicion around a pop star chairman, the appointment of Graham Taylor, the rise from the Fourth Division to the First, the 1982–83 runners-up miracle, the 1984 FA Cup final, and Elton’s legacy as football’s original celebrity owner with real local roots.Ideas: [email protected]