| Jimmy Watson | |
| Fullname: | James Watson |
| Birth Date: | 1924 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Plains, Lanarkshire, Scotland[1] |
| Death Place: | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Clubs1: | Armadale Thistle |
| Years2: | 1946–1952 |
| Years3: | 1952–1957 |
| Years4: | 1957–1959 |
| Clubs4: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Caps2: | 147 |
| Goals2: | 48 |
| Caps3: | 140 |
| Goals3: | 29 |
| Caps4: | 58 |
| Goals4: | 31 |
| Totalcaps: | 345 |
| Totalgoals: | 108 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1947–1953 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1950 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scottish Football League XI |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
James Watson (16 January 1924 – 11 April 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for Armadale Thistle, Motherwell,[1] Huddersfield Town and Dunfermline Athletic. He won the Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1952, scoring in the 4–0 victory over Dundee (having also played in a defeat to Celtic in the previous year's final), and also claimed a winner's medal in the 1950–51 edition of the Scottish League Cup, a 3–0 win against the strong Hibernian team of the era.
Watson earned two caps for Scotland, both against Northern Ireland.[2] He was also selected for the Scottish Football League XI.[3]