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Jimmy Watson (footballer, born 1924)

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Jimmy Watson
Personal information
Full name James Watson[1]
Date of birth (1924-01-16)16 January 1924
Place of birth Plains, Lanarkshire, Scotland[2]
Date of death 11 April 1996(1996-04-11) (aged 72)
Place of death Dunfermline, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Armadale Thistle
1946–1952 Motherwell[3] 147 (48)
1952–1957 Huddersfield Town[3] 140 (29)
1957–1959 Dunfermline Athletic[3] 58 (31)
Total 345 (108)
International career
1947–1953 Scotland[3] 2 (0)
1950 Scottish League XI 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Watson (16 January 1924 – 11 April 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for Armadale Thistle, Motherwell,[2] Huddersfield Town and Dunfermline Athletic. He won the Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1952, scoring in the 4–0 victory over Dundee (having also played in a defeat to Celtic in the previous year's final), and also claimed a winner's medal in the 1950–51 edition of the Scottish League Cup, a 3–0 win against the strong Hibernian team of the era.

Watson earned two caps for Scotland, both against Northern Ireland.[4] He was also selected for the Scottish League XI.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jimmy Watson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Jimmy Watson, MotherWELLnet
  3. ^ a b c d Jimmy Watson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. ^ (Scotland player) James Watson, London Hearts Supporters Club
  5. ^ (SFL player) Jimmy Watson, London Hearts Supporters Club
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