| Don Watson | |
| Fullname: | Donald Watson |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Barnsley, England |
| Death Date: | June 2018 (aged 85) |
| Death Place: | Barnsley, England |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Years1: | 1953 |
| Years2: | 1955-1956 |
| Clubs2: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1956-1957 |
| Clubs3: | Lincoln City |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1957-1961 |
| Clubs4: | Bury |
| Caps4: | 172 |
| Goals4: | 65 |
| Years5: | 1962 |
| Clubs5: | Barnsley |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 1962-1964 |
| Clubs6: | Rochdale |
| Caps6: | 58 |
| Goals6: | 15 |
| Years7: | 1964-1965 |
| Clubs7: | Barrow |
| Caps7: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 1966 |
| Clubs8: | Buxton |
| Totalcaps: | 277 |
| Totalgoals: | 87 |
Don Watson (27 August 1932 – June 2018) was an English professional footballer who played for several clubs in the north of England.[1] [2] [3]
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1954–55 | First Division | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1956–57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Lincoln City | 1956–57 | Second Division | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| 1957–58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |||
| Bury | 1957–58 | Third Division North | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 1958–59 | Third Division | 36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 | ||
| 1959–60 | Third Division | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14 | ||
| 1960–61 | Third Division | 46 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 23 | ||
| 1961–62 | Second Division | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Total | 172 | 65 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 56 | |||
| Barnsley | 1961–62 | Third Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Rochdale | 1962–63 | Fourth Division | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 9 | |
| 1963–64 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | |||
| Total | 58 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 17 | |||
| Barrow | 1964–65 | Fourth Division | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | |
| Career total | 277 | 87 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 298 | 81 | |||