| William Watson | |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 1873 |
| Birth Place: | Westoe, England |
| Death Place: | Shotts, Scotland |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1893–1895 |
| Clubs1: | Dykehead |
| Years2: | 1895–1897 |
| Clubs2: | East Stirlingshire |
| Years3: | 1897–1898 |
| Clubs3: | Falkirk |
| Nationalyears1: | 1898 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
William Watson (19 April 1873 – 29 September 1929) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Watson played club football for Dykehead, East Stirlingshire and Falkirk.[1]
He made one appearance for Scotland in 1898;[2] [3] though largely raised in Shotts, Watson was born in north-east England, which should have disqualified him (and Ireland-born teammate James McKee) from being selected under the rules of the time.[4] [5]