John Watson (footballer, born 1877)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Watson | ||
| Date of birth | 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1896 | Dundee Wanderers | ||
| 1896–1898 | New Brompton | 55 | (2) |
| 1898–1899 | Dundee | 6 | (0) |
| 1899–???? | Everton | 44 | (0) |
| – | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
John Watson (born 1877, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer at the turn of the twentieth century.
Born in Dundee, he played for Dundee Wanderers before relocating to England to join New Brompton of the Southern League, where he played regularly for two seasons.[1] He then returned to Scotland to play for Dundee,[2] before joining Everton, where he made 44 appearances in the English Football League. He then moved on to Tottenham Hotspur, his last known club.[3]
References[]
- ^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. pp. 14–15. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Soccerdata. p. 273. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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- 1877 births
- English Football League players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Dundee Wanderers F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Scottish footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Scottish football defender, 1870s birth stubs