Billy Watkin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas William Steel Watkin | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Grimsby, England | ||
Date of death | 2001 (aged 77–78) | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Grimsby Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1952 | Grimsby Town | 0 | (0) |
1952–1954 | Gateshead | 39 | (14) |
1954–1955 | Middlesbrough | 11 | (2) |
1955–1956 | Mansfield Town | 25 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Thomas William Steel Watkin (21 September 1932 – 2001) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.
Watkin was an England schoolboy international who came through the junior ranks at Grimsby Town, signing a professional contract with them in October 1949. In December 1952, Watkin joined Gateshead, scoring a total of 14 goals in 40 league and cup appearances before moving to neighbours Middlesbrough in March 1954, where he scored 2 goals in 11 games. Watkin joined Mansfield Town in June 1955, scoring 5 goals in 26 league and cup games.
Sources[]
- "allfootballers.com". Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database". Retrieved 29 December 2009.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2001 deaths
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1930s birth stubs