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Jimmy Watson (footballer, born 1924)

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

Jimmy Watson (16 January 1924 – 11 April 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played as a striker for Armadale Thistle, Motherwell, Huddersfield Town and Dunfermline Athletic. He was born in Plean, Scotland.

He earned two caps for Scotland, both against Northern Ireland.[3] Watson was also selected for the Scottish League XI.[4]

References

  1. ^ Oldest Surviving Scottish Internationalists
  2. ^ a b c d JIMMY WATSON, Newcastle Fans.
  3. ^ http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/james2watson.html
  4. ^ http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/jimmywatson.html


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