Craig Watson (footballer, born 1995)

Craig Watson
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Fraserburgh, Scotland[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Airdrieonians
Number 16
Youth career
Park Villa
2005–2012 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Hamilton Academical 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Arbroath (loan) 20 (2)
2017–2021 East Fife 83 (6)
2021– Airdrieonians 76 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:58, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Craig Watson (born 13 February 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder[3] for Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians.

Career

Watson moved from Park Villa in Govan to Hamilton Academical as a youth player.[2] 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]

Career statistics

As of match played 06 November 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamilton Academical 2011–12[17] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13[18] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[19] Scottish Championship 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2014–15[20] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2015–16[21] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17[22] 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[21] Scottish League Two 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
East Fife 2017–18[23] Scottish League One 22 1 1 0 4 0 1[a] 0 28 1
2018–19[24] 23 4 3 1 4 0 4[a] 0 34 5
2019–20[25] 18 1 1 1 3 0 1[a] 0 23 2
2020–21[26] 20 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 25 1
Total 83 6 7 3 14 0 6 0 110 9
Airdrieonians 2021–22[27] Scottish League One 11 0 0 0 4 0 1[a] 0 16 0
Career total 124 7 12 3 19 0 7 0 163 11
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures 2012/13". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b Craig Stewart (6 December 2013). "Watson delighted to take in a game". SPFL. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Profile". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Academy Players Turn Professional". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Ross County 5–1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 28 April 2012.
  6. ^ Andrew McGilvray (3 May 2012). "Youngster makes first-team debut a year after suffering career-threatening injury". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Watson extends contract". Hamilton Academical F.C. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Hamilton Academical: Six players sign new deals at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Linn commits future to Arbroath | SPFL". spfl.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Popular duo depart". Hamilton Academical F.C. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Latest new signings". East Fife FC. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Peterhead v East Fife". BBC. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Jonathan Court and Craig Watson Sign On". East Fife F.C. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Craig Watson agrees terms". airdrie.
  15. ^ McGilvray, Andy (29 May 2021). "Ex-Accies star snapped up by Airdrie". Daily Record.
  16. ^ Craig Watson at Soccerbase
  17. ^ "Games played by Craig Watson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Craig Watson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Craig Watson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Craig Watson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Craig Watson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Craig Watson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Craig Watson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Craig Watson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Craig Watson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Craig Watson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Craig Watson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.


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