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Steve Watson
Watson playing for Sheffield Wednesday in 2008
Personal information
Full name Steven Craig Watson[1]
Date of birth (1974-04-01) 1 April 1974 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth North Shields, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gateshead (manager)
Youth career
1989–1991 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1998 Newcastle United 208 (12)
1998–2000 Aston Villa 41 (0)
2000–2005 Everton 125 (14)
2005–2007 West Bromwich Albion 42 (1)
2007 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2009 Sheffield Wednesday 45 (5)
Total 472 (32)
International career
1992–1995 England U21 12 (1)
1998 England B 1 (0)
Managerial career
2017– Gateshead
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven Craig Watson (born 1 April 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender or a midfielder. He is the manager of National League club Gateshead.

Playing career

Watson was born in North Shields, Tyne and Wear.[1] He began his career with Newcastle United, playing on a regular basis. At the time of his debut, as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Wolves on 10 November 1990, he was the youngest person ever to play for Newcastle,[2] a record he holds to this day. Watson appeared 24 times that season, firstly under Jim Smith and then under Ossie Ardiles as Newcastle struggled in the old Second Division.

Watson featured prominently during the 1991–92 season as Kevin Keegan returned to Newcastle and relegation to the old Third Division was famously avoided. During his seven years at the club, he wore a jersey with every shirt number 2–11 at least once, earning a reputation as a key all round capable footballer integral to The Entertainers style of play[2]

Watson remained in the Newcastle first team picture under Kevin Keegan and his successor Kenny Dalglish, but was sold by Ruud Gullit, to the surprise of Newcastle fans, in a desperate attempt to make funds available. Steve was hugely popular with the Newcastle faithful and years later the feeling amongst the Toon Army is that Watson should never have left. Whilst at Newcastle, he played in the 1998 FA Cup Final.

Steve Watson was transferred to Aston Villa for £4m in October 1998. At Villa he scored once against Southampton in the League Cup.[3]

He moved to Everton in the summer of 2000 in a £2.5m deal.[4] When boss Walter Smith found his squad decimated by injury, Watson found himself a regular striker alongside Tomasz Radzinski, a role he had started to play at the beginning of his career before transferring to the defence. His time with Everton was blighted with injury, although he did enjoy some time in the first team for the 2003–2004 season, the highlight of which was a hat-trick against Leeds United in September 2003.[5]

Watson was signed by West Bromwich Albion prior to the 2005–06 season.[6] He made his Albion debut as a late substitute in a 0–0 draw away at Manchester City on 13 August 2005. His only goal for the club was scored on 2 January 2006, in a 2–1 home defeat against his former club Aston Villa.[7]

On 9 February 2007, he joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season and made his debut away at Burnley in a 1–1 draw on 10 February at Turf Moor. Before he joined them, the Yorkshire side had lost five matches in a row. However, they won six, drew four and only lost once when Watson was in the side. He was primarily signed by Brian Laws due to his versatility to play in central midfield alongside playmaker Glenn Whelan, but also excelled when called upon at centre-back. Due to a clause in his contract, he missed Wednesday's 1–0 victory over his parent club West Brom and was then re-called with only two games remaining.[8] Watson moved to Wednesday permanently in July 2007 on a free transfer.[9] His first goal for the club came as a 90th-minute equaliser against West Brom at The Hawthorns on 6 November.[10]

On 2 July 2008 it was announced that Watson would succeed Lee Bullen as club captain for the 2008–09 season, taking charge of off-the-field matters, with Richard Wood retaining his role as team captain and being responsible for on-the-field affairs.[11] On 19 October Watson scored the winner in the Steel City Derby against Sheffield United; his volleyed lob over Paddy Kenny in the 35th minute gave Wednesday a 1–0 win. On 14 May 2009 Sheffield Wednesday decided to release Watson due to long term injury problems.[12]

Coaching and managerial career

On 13 November 2010, he was appointed as the new Development Coach at League One club Huddersfield Town, joining up with his ex-Newcastle teammate Lee Clark. On 24 August 2012, he was appointed coach at Birmingham City of the Championship. He was sacked along with Clark on 20 October 2014.[13] On 4 July 2016, he was appointed assistant manager at National League side Macclesfield Town.[14]

In October 2017, Watson was appointed manager of National League club Gateshead.[15]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1990–91[16] Second Division 24 0 3 0 0 0 27 0
1991–92[17] Second Division 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
1992–93[18] First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 5 0
1993–94[19] Premier League 32 2 3 0 3 0 — 38 2
1994–95[20] Premier League 27 4 1 0 4 0 3[b] 1 35 5
1995–96[21][22] Premier League 23 3 1 0 5 1 — 29 4
1996–97[23] Premier League 36 1 3 0 1 0 6[c] 0 46 1
1997–98[24] Premier League 29 1 4 0 3 0 8[d] 0 44 1
1998–99[25] Premier League 7 0 0 0 0 0 1[e] 0 8 0
Total 208 12 17 0 16 1 21 1 262 14
Aston Villa 1998–99[25] Premier League 27 0 2 0 1 0 — 30 0
1999–2000[26] Premier League 14 0 2 0 8 1 — 24 1
Total 41 0 4 0 9 1 0 0 54 1
Everton 2000–01[27] Premier League 34 0 2 1 2 0 — 38 1
2001–02[28] Premier League 25 4 0 0 1 0 — 26 4
2002–03[29] Premier League 18 5 0 0 1 1 — 19 6
2003–04[30] Premier League 24 5 1 0 1 0 — 26 5
2004–05[31] Premier League 25 0 0 0 3 0 — 28 0
Total 126 14 3 1 8 1 0 0 137 16
West Bromwich Albion 2005–06[32] Premier League 30 1 0 0 1 0 — 31 1
2006–07[33] Championship 12 0 0 0 1 0 — 13 0
Total 42 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 44 1
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2006–07[33] Championship 11 0 0 0 0 0 — 11 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2007–08[34] Championship 23 2 1 1 1 0 — 25 3
2008–09[35] Championship 22 3 0 0 1 0 — 23 3
Total 56 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 59 6
Career total 473 32 25 2 37 3 21 1 556 38
  1. ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Cup, one in FA Charity Shield
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Managerial statistics

As of match played 05 November 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Gateshead 10 October 2017 Present 4 2 1 1 050.0 [15][36]
Total 4 2 1 1 050.0 —

References

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  2. ^ a b "Steve Watson Soccernet profile". ESPN. 16 July 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  3. ^ Shaw, Phil (1 December 1999). "Dublin's double eases pressure on Gregory". London: The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Everton sign Watson". BBC Sport. 4 July 2000. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Everton rout sad Leeds". BBC. 28 September 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Watson makes switch to West Brom". BBC Sport. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  7. ^ "West Brom 1–2 Aston Villa". BBC. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  8. ^ O'Rourke, Peter (26 April 2007). "McShane boost for Baggies". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Owls complete signing of Watson". BBC Sport. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  10. ^ "WBA vs Sheffield Wed". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
  11. ^ Paul Thomspon (2 July 2008). "New Owls club captain revealed". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  12. ^ "Sheff Wed 1–0 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  13. ^ "Lee Clark sacked as Birmingham City manager". Sky Sports. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Steve Watson Joins Macclesfield Town Coaching Team". Macclesfield Town F.C. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Steve Watson: Gateshead appoint ex-Newcastle defender as manager". BBC Sport. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Season Details: Appearances: Season 1990–91". Toon1892. Kenneth H. Scott. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  17. ^ "Season Details: Appearances: Season 1991–92". Toon1892. Kenneth H. Scott. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  18. ^ "Season Details: Appearances: Season 1992–93". Toon1892. Kenneth H. Scott. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  19. ^ "Season Details: Appearances: Season 1993–94". Toon1892. Kenneth H. Scott. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  20. ^ "Season Details: Appearances: Season 1994–95". Toon1892. Kenneth H. Scott. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  21. ^ "Season Details: Appearances: Season 1995–96". Toon1892. Kenneth H. Scott. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  22. ^ "Stoke City v Newcastle United, 25 October 1995". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  23. ^ "Season Details: Appearances: Season 1996–97". Toon1892. Kenneth H. Scott. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  24. ^ "Season Details: Appearances: Season 1997–98". Toon1892. Kenneth H. Scott. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Steve Watson in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  26. ^ "Games played by Steve Watson in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  27. ^ "Games played by Steve Watson in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  28. ^ "Games played by Steve Watson in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  29. ^ "Games played by Steve Watson in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  30. ^ "Games played by Steve Watson in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  31. ^ "Games played by Steve Watson in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  32. ^ "Games played by Steve Watson in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  33. ^ a b "Games played by Steve Watson in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  34. ^ "Games played by Steve Watson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  35. ^ "Games played by Steve Watson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  36. ^ "Gateshead FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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