John Watson (footballer, born 1877)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Watson | ||
Date of birth | 1877 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1896 | Dundee Wanderers | ||
1896–1898 | New Brompton | 55 | (2) |
1899 | Dundee | 6 | (0) |
1900–1902 | Everton | 44 | (0) |
1902–1908 | Tottenham Hotspur | 104 | (0) |
Total | 209 | (2) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Watson (born 1877, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer at the turn of the twentieth century.
Career
[edit]Born in Dundee, he played for Dundee Wanderers before relocating to England to join New Brompton of the Southern League, where he played regularly for two seasons.[1] He then returned to Scotland to play for Dundee,[2][3] before joining Everton, where he made 44 appearances in the Football League. He then moved on to Tottenham Hotspur, his last known club.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. pp. 14–15. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ "John Watson | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Soccerdata. p. 273. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
Categories:
- 1877 births
- English Football League players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Dundee Wanderers F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- 19th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1870s birth stubs