Billy Watson
Personal information
Full name William Watson
Birth name Richard Watson[1]
Date of birth (1890-09-11)11 September 1890
Place of birth Birkdale, England
Date of death 1 September 1955(1955-09-01) (aged 64)
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1908 Southport Central
1908–1925 Burnley 346 (18)
→ Fulham (guest)
→ Southport Central (guest)
1925–1926 Accrington Stanley 6 (0)
1926–1927 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
Total 352 (18)
International career
1913–1919 England 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Watson (born Richard Watson, 11 September 1890 – 1 September 1955) was an English international association footballer who played as a wing half in The Football League either side of World War I.[3]

He made over 340 league appearances for Burnley, and was capped on three occasions by England.[3]

Outwith football he was an ironmonger and also worked in his father's trade of painter and decorator.[1] In World War I he served with the Royal Army Service Corps and was later a local councillor for the Liberal Party in his hometown of Southport.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Billy Watson, England Football Online
  2. ↑ Quiz (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Blackburn Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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