Watford 1 Middlesbrough 2
Outcome: Won
Date: 10/23/1971
Manager: Stan Anderson
Attendance: 19947
Competition: DivisionTwo
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| John Craggs | |||
| Joe Laidlaw | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| John Hickton | |||
| Willie Maddren | |||
| Eric McMordie | |||
| Johnny Vincent | |||
| Joe Laidlaw | |||
| John Craggs | |||
| Stuart Boam | |||
| Bill Gates | |||
| Gordon Jones | |||
| Alex Smith | |||
| Jim Platt |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |