Willie Watson (footballer, born 1949)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Watson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | New Stevenston, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Manchester United | 11 | (0) |
| 1973 | → Miami Toros (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 1973–1978 | Motherwell | 127 | (2) |
| 1978–1980 | Dundee | 39 | (0) |
| 1980–1984 | Phoenix Inferno (indoor) | 135 | (32) |
| Total | 331 | (34) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Watson (born 4 December 1949) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a defender.
Watson signed with Manchester United in 1970. He played sparingly for United, going on loan to the Miami Toros of the North American Soccer League in 1973. After returning to England, Watson made a free transfer to Motherwell. In 1978, Watson moved to Dundee for two seasons. In 1980, he moved to the United States and signed with the Phoenix Inferno of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent four seasons with Phoenix. In the last season, the team was renamed the Phoenix Pride because the new Mormon ownership objected to the reference to hell.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Willie Watson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Willie Watson". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ You can go home again: Fired by Clippers, Podleski returns with Pride to Phoenix Evening Tribune (San Diego, CA) – Tuesday, 6 March 1984
External links
[edit]- MUFCInfo.com profile
- Willie Watson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- NASL/MISL stats
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- Footballers from North Lanarkshire
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- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Miami Toros players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Phoenix Inferno players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Scottish football defender, 1940s birth stubs