Walter Watson (footballer)

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Walter Watson
Personal information
Date of birth November 1890[1]
Place of birth Sheffield, England[1]
Date of death 1956 (aged 65–66)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911 Worksop Town
1911–1912 Aston Villa 3 (0)
1912–1913 Rotherham Town
1913–1914 Kilmarnock 13 (1)
1914–1915 Chesterfield Town 16 (3)
1919–1921 Worksop Town
1921–1923 Kilmarnock 28 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Watson (November 1890 – 1956) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Worksop Town, Aston Villa, Rotherham Town, Kilmarnock, and Chesterfield Town.

Career[edit]

Watson joined Aston Villa from Worksop Town in March 1912.[1] He played three First Division matches in the 1911–12 campaign, and left to join Rotherham Town in July 1913.[1] He later played for Kilmarnock, and Chesterfield Town. He scored three goals in sixteen Midland Football League matches for Chesterfield in the 1914–15 season, but was suspended after twice missing trains to get to games on time.[2] During World War I he served in the York and Lancaster Regiment and would suffer from shell shock.[3] He also played as a guest for Port Vale in a 1–0 defeat to Manchester City in a wartime league match at the Old Recreation Ground on 19 April 1919.[4] After the war he rejoined Worksop Town, before returning to Kilmarnock for the 1921–22 and 1922–23 seasons.

Career statistics[edit]

Club Season Division League National Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1911–12[5] First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Kilmarnock 1913–14[6] Scottish Division One 13 1 2 0 15 1
Chesterfield Town 1914–15[2] Midland Football League 16 3 4 1 20 4
Kilmarnock 1921–22[6] Scottish Division One 27 7 1 1 28 2
1922–23[6] Scottish Division One 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 28 7 1 1 29 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Chesterfield Town FC, 1914-15". Google Docs. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ^ "War service.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 304. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  5. ^ Walter Watson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. ^ a b c "Kilmarnock Player ? Watson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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