| Craig Watson | |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1995[1] |
| Birth Place: | Fraserburgh, Scotland |
| Position: | Defender / Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Airdrieonians |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthclubs1: | Park Villa |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Hamilton Academical |
| Years1: | 2011–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Arbroath (loan) |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs3: | East Fife |
| Caps3: | 83 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2021– |
| Clubs4: | Airdrieonians |
| Caps4: | 76 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 11:58, 5 January 2024 (UTC) |
Craig Watson (born 13 February 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder[2] for club Airdrieonians.
Watson moved from Park Villa in Govan to Hamilton Academical as a youth player.[3] He signed a professional contract with the club in 2012,[4] and made his senior debut on 28 April 2012, in a 5–1 defeat against Ross County in the Scottish First Division,[5] just a year after suffering a potentially career-threatening injury.[6] In April 2013, Watson signed a two-year extension to his contract.[7] In April 2015 he signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2017.[8]
In September 2015, Watson moved on loan to Arbroath until January 2016. This loan spell was later extended until the end of the season.[9]
Watson left Hamilton at the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] He then signed for East Fife.[11] Watson made his debut for the club in the League Cup against Peterhead on 15 July 2017.[12] He signed a new contract with the club in June 2018 [13] and departed in May 2021 for Airdrieonians.[14] [15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hamilton Academical | 2011–12 | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Arbroath (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish League Two | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| East Fife | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[16] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 83 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 110 | 9 | |||
| Airdrieonians | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 124 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 163 | 11 | |||