Philip Watson (footballer)

For his son, see Phil Watson (footballer).

Philip Watson
Personal information
Full name Philip Ross Watson
Date of birth 29 April 1881
Place of birth Shotts, Scotland
Date of death 20 April 1953(1953-04-20) (aged 71)[1]
Place of death Shotts, Scotland
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Shotts Hawthorn
1901–1902 Dykehead  
1902–1903 Celtic  3 (0)
1903–1907 Ayr  52 (5)
1906–1907 → Dykehead (loan)  
1907–1912 Hamilton Academical  120 (4)
1912–1915 Motherwell 13  (0)
1914–1915 → Dykehead (loan)  
Total 188 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Ross Watson (29 April 1881 – 20 April 1953) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half or centre half. His longest and most prominent spell was with Hamilton Academical,[2] and he appeared in the 1911 Scottish Cup Final while with the club[3] – this ended in defeat after a replay to Celtic, one of his former employers.[4] He also spent time with Ayr, Motherwell and local team Dykehead, including several loans back when out of favour for a place in the side at his senior clubs.[5]

His son of the same name, known as Phil, was also a footballer who made over 170 appearances each for Hamilton Academical and Blackpool and received one cap for Scotland.[6][5] Another son Martin played in Scotland's second tier, mainly for Dumbarton.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Former Celt Dead, Evening Times, 20 April 1953, via the Celtic Wiki
  2. ^ Watson, Philip (1907), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  3. ^ Scottish Cup–Replayed Final, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1911, via The Celtic Wiki
  4. ^ (Celtic player) Watson, Philip, FitbaStats
  5. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Watson, Philip (1927), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  7. ^ Watson, Martin (1931), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  8. ^ Martin Watson - Player Profile, Sons Archive


Flag of ScotlandSoccer icon

This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a midfielder born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.