Stan Watson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Watson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1937[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Darlington,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 16 January 2014 (aged 76)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Darlington,[1] England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half, centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1959 | Darlington | 27 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stanley Watson (17 March 1937 – 16 January 2014) was an English footballer who made 27 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half or centre half for Darlington in the 1950s.[3] He made his debut playing at centre half on 8 February 1958 away to Workington, in a team weakened when heavy snow prevented some players from reaching the ground.[4]
Watson was married to British 400m runner Joy Grieveson.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Stan Watson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Deaths: Stan Watson". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Starting a flurry of interest in Keith's". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 19 January 2001 – via Newsbank.
- ^ "Gap in the Wall filled at last". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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