John Watson (footballer, born 1877) explained

Fullname:John Watson
John Watson
Position:Full-back
Birth Date:1877
Birth Place:Dundee, Scotland
Years1:1896
Clubs1:Dundee Wanderers
Years2:1896–1898
Clubs2:New Brompton
Caps2:55
Goals2:2
Years3:1899
Clubs3:Dundee
Caps3:6
Goals3:0
Years4:1900–1902
Clubs4:Everton
Caps4:44
Goals4:0
Years5:1902–1908
Clubs5:Tottenham Hotspur
Caps5:104
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:209
Totalgoals:2

John Watson (born 1877, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer at the turn of the twentieth century.

Career

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] [3] before joining Everton, where he made 44 appearances in the Football League. He then moved on to Tottenham Hotspur, his last known club.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Brown, Tony . The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record . Soccerdata . 2003 . 1-899468-20-X . 14–15.
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. Web site: John Watson Player Statistics Dundee (Dee Archive) . 2022-11-21 . deearchive.co.uk . en.
  4. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Soccerdata. 2004. 1-899468-67-6. 273.