Watford’s badge is a distinctive pentagon-shaped shield split yellow and black, with a stylised red hart’s head at the centre and a red panel above carrying the word “WATFORD.” The colours reflect the club’s gold-and-black kits adopted in 1959, which inspired the “Hornets” nickname, while the hart (a male deer) comes from the traditional arms of Hertfordshire, rooting the crest in the county rather than the insect nickname.

Introduced in the late 1970s to replace earlier hornet crests, the hart design has been lightly modernised but its unique shape and county symbolism have made it one of English football’s most recognisable – and most debated – mismatches between badge and nickname.

--

About Watford — Watford is a professional football club from England competing in the EFL Championship. This page provides the primary crest and social media icon (SVG & PNG) with transparent backgrounds for editorial/reference use. For official brand rules, consult the club’s official site. Watford crest and related marks are trademarks of their respective owners; high‑quality logo files are provided above on this page.