William Watson (footballer, born 1873)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 April 1873 | ||
| Place of birth | Westoe, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 September 1929 (aged 56)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Shotts, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1893–1895 | Dykehead | ||
| 1895–1897 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| 1897–1898 | Falkirk | ||
| International career | |||
| 1898 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Watson (19 April 1873 – 29 September 1929) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career[edit]
Watson played club football for Dykehead, East Stirlingshire and Falkirk.[2]
He made one appearance for Scotland in 1898;[3][4] though largely raised in Shotts, Watson was born in north-east England, which should have disqualified him (and Ireland-born teammate James McKee) from being selected under the rules of the time.[5][1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ East Stirlingshire & Falkirk players to 1946/47, Falkirk Football Historian, 8 July 2013
- ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 281.
- ^ Saturday's Football. | Scotland Versus Wales., The Glasgow Herald, 21 March 1898
- ^ The 'foreigners' who played for Scotland, Scottish Sport History, 10 July 2021
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- 1873 births
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- English men's footballers
- Footballers from South Shields
- Sportspeople from Shotts
- Footballers from North Lanarkshire
- Scotland men's international footballers
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- East Stirlingshire F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
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