Watford FC won ‘Community Club of Year 2008’ at the 2008 Football League Awards. Watford FC’s Community Sports and Education Trust aims to make a positive difference for all through sport and learning, by striving to continuously be at the forefront of community development. Watford FC’s Community Sports and Education Trust were presented with ‘Best Overall Grassroots Scheme in 2006’ as well as ‘Best Community Scheme’ at the annual Sportsmatch awards in 2006. The award was presented to the Trust by Minister for Sport, Richard Caborn.


Watford FC’s Safer Neighbourhoods Sports Project collected a commendation from the Awards for Bridging Cultures 2008 by Ranjit Sondhi CBE for the work it currently undertakes to encourage cultural dialogue in the community. 
 

Watford FC’s Positive Futures project won first prize in the Crimebeat awards for 2008 for its work on the Holywell ward in Watford. The award was presented by the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Howard Guard.

Watford FC’s Community Sports and Education Trust were presented with an Award for Services to Sport in the London Borough of Harrow by the Mayor of Harrow Councillor John Nickolay.

Watford FC's Community Sports and Education Trust were presented with a Champions Award by the
Kids Taskforce for the school provision that the Trust is delivering as part of the MissDorothy.com early
intervention programme. The ceremony was held at Downing Street and the award was presented to
the Trust by the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith.

Watford's Community Sports and Education Trust were crowned joint-winners of The Football Foundation Community Club of the Year Awards on Sunday 14 March 2010. Watford has had a very successful year so far supporting their community and the judges were delighted that a club with such a fantastic track record is continuing to deliver.
The Golden Boys offered around 8,500 different sessions through the year, attracting in excess of 150,000 participants