Watford are back in the Premier League. Nine months after they were relegated, the Hornets have bounced back at the first time of asking thanks to their 1-0 victory over Millwall.
Six years ago today the Hornets were also celebrating a return to the big time after a longer absence following a never-to-be-forgotten day at Brighton & Hove Albion that continued long into the evening as fans spilled out onto the streets while others made their way back from the south coast.
Within a few hours of Watford clinching promotion to the Premier League on April 25, 2015 there were several videos and pictures of the Hornets celebrating. We rounded up the best of them and here they are again for you to enjoy.
Watford started the day knowing they had to win against Brighton and hoped Middlesbrough and Norwich City would drop points.
There was party atmosphere even before the Golden Boys kicked off at Brighton...
The Hornets then did their bit in the automatic promotion race by defeating the Seagulls 2-0.
It wasn't a vintage Watford performance and there were certainly several nervy moments but Troy Deeney fired the Hornets in front before Matej Vydra sealed the victory late on.
It was job done at the AmEx. Watford’s players travelled back to their London Colney training ground and watched as the Championship’s 3pm kick offs unfolded.
Norwich ended up drawing at Rotherham United while Fulham struck a stoppage time winner against Middlesbrough.
Watford’s players discovered they had been promoted on the team coach...although it appears Odion Ighalo started celebrating earlier than his teammates.
WARNING THE BELOW VIDEO CONTAINS BAD LANGUAGE
They wrote us off from the 1st day but with God all things are Possible🙏🙏🙏😇 pic.twitter.com/DvLUy14Tn9
— JUDE (@ighalojude) April 25, 2015
But then it was confirmed...Watford were a Premier League club for the third time.
GRACIAS DIOS, una vez mas puedo decir que no es solo fútbol!! @watfordfcsays somos de #PremierLeague 🙌🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/vRk6eSQIXb
— Miguel Layun (@Miguel_layun) April 25, 2015
Thank u JESuS,becos at Last it all ended in PRAISE🙏🙏🙏😇 pic.twitter.com/80GFbKedSM
— JUDE (@ighalojude) April 25, 2015
#Watfordfc fans just after finding out that the team are promoted pic.twitter.com/fOMVKpu0WB
— Watford Police Footy (@WatfordPolFooty) April 26, 2015
Letssssssss have it pic.twitter.com/5F8qONfaMM
— Troy Deeney (@T_Deeney) April 25, 2015
PREMIER LEAGUE 👌👌👌👌 pic.twitter.com/BKkMxg9r0p
— Daniel Pudil (@Pupik33) April 25, 2015
Celebration mood🙌🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/T4peg25BFi
— JUDE (@ighalojude) April 25, 2015
#fornicforpromotion so happy so happy so happy! Well done lads ! #greatday #Godisgreat
— HEURELHO GOMES (@hdgomes) April 25, 2015
Congratulations Watford FC for the promotion in Premier League #yellow#youornssssss
— Marco Cassetti (@CassettiMarco) April 25, 2015
Congratulation to watford on there promotion to the premier league, no club deserves more than them, made up for the lads🙌⚽️.#GIG #watfordfc
— Uche (@UcheIkpeazu) April 25, 2015
Really happy for my ex team mates @watfordfcsays in their promotion to @premierleague! Looking forward to visit them at The Vic next season!
— Héctor Bellerín (@HectorBellerin) April 25, 2015
We are up!! Premier league pic.twitter.com/gqFMfZpo9W
— Gabriele Angella (@GabrieleAngella) April 25, 2015
We are in PREMIER LEAGUE!!! Congratulations all the fans, players and staff. Enjoy hornets!!!! https://t.co/SRScwoKvYn
— Ruben Martinez (@rubenmaca) April 25, 2015
— Filippo Giraldi (@Killerfil) April 26, 2015
And after conducting a few short interviews, the Hornets’ players headed into Watford town centre to celebrate.
Party in Watford?👀
— Tommie Hoban (@tommiehoban05) April 25, 2015
Everyone out in WATFORD!!!!!!!!!!
— Jonathan Bond (@bondy506) April 25, 2015
Promotion party has started!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— lloyd doyley (@LDX2012) April 25, 2015
Roomies are going up!!!!!! GET INNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!! YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS pic.twitter.com/G7eP8FJXwm
— Jonathan Bond (@bondy506) April 25, 2015
YO WE GOT WATFORD TURNT UP !!!!!!! #GODISGREAT 💯🙏⚽️ I HOPE YALL APPRECIATE MY UPDATES 😜 pic.twitter.com/a6PZ9d2J50
— Ikechi (@IkechiAnya) April 25, 2015
WE ARE GOING UP SAY WE ARE GOING UP #Watfordfc 😝😝 pic.twitter.com/WXQWzJLAZI
— Emma Saunders (@emma_saund) April 25, 2015
GOD IS GREAT !!!!!! @ighalojude not so humble HAHAHAHA 🙈 IT HAS ENDED IN PRAISE MY BROTHER 🙏💯⚽️👊 pic.twitter.com/Iwi0mWqJpQ
— Ikechi (@IkechiAnya) April 25, 2015
Always beleiving???😂😂😂🙌 pic.twitter.com/ckdjEfhqZv
— JUDE (@ighalojude) April 25, 2015
YO WHEN MY MAN @LDX2012 turned up WE TURNT UP #legend 💯⚽️🙏🎊🎉🎵 pic.twitter.com/olN5lUuD0p
— Ikechi (@IkechiAnya) April 25, 2015
TO MAKE ALL YOU FANS HAPPY IS WHAT IT ALL ABOUT IT IS NECESSARY TO ENJOY TO THE MAX BECAUSE HARD WORKS START SOON pic.twitter.com/oRuR52dTjX
— Ikechi (@IkechiAnya) April 25, 2015
Vient de publier une vidéo https://t.co/kAndv3JTLr
— Adlene'PeP'GUEDIOURA (@AdleneGUEDIOURA) April 25, 2015
We are going up say we are going up ⚽️⚽️⚽️ #premierleague #watfordfc pic.twitter.com/FwOMjqmU34
— George Byers (@G_byers) April 25, 2015
WARNING, THE BELOW VIDEO CONTAINS BAD LANGUAGE
And after the celebrations had died down on Sunday, Ikechi Anya asked for help from the Hornets faithful...
lost my wallet in either oceana or Yates if anybody finds it please return 😇😊 pretty please don't ruin my promotion GOT MY DRIVER LICENSE
— Ikechi (@IkechiAnya) April 26, 2015
SOMEBODY MUST FIND MY WALLET/PAPERCLIP GOT MY ID IN IT YO & A LITTLE BIT OF P 🙏😊
— Ikechi (@IkechiAnya) April 26, 2015
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