William Watson (footballer)
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William Watson was a professional footballer who scored 28 goals from 120 appearances in the Football League
playing as a forward for Lincoln City
.
before moving into the Football League
with Lincoln City
. He made his debut on 5 September 1903 in a 2–1 win at home to Grimsby Town
in the Second Division
. He remained with the club until the 1906–07 season, in which he was the club's leading scorer with 11 goals from League and FA Cup
games. He then dropped out of the League to play for Newark
in the Midland League
, before returning to Lincoln, newly relegated to the Midland League for the 1908–09 season, during which he scored 16 goals from 40 games in League and FA Cup. He finished his career at yet another Midland League club, Castleford Town
.
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
playing as a forward for Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
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Football career
Watson played for South BankSouth Bank F.C.
South Bank F.C. is a football club based in Middlesbrough, England. The team was the founding members of the Northern League in 1889, won the FA Amateur Cup in 1913. In the 1925-26 season, they reached the 1st round of the FA Cup, but left from the Wearside League in 1999....
before moving into the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
with Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
. He made his debut on 5 September 1903 in a 2–1 win at home to Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
in the Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
. He remained with the club until the 1906–07 season, in which he was the club's leading scorer with 11 goals from League and FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
games. He then dropped out of the League to play for Newark
Newark Town F.C.
Newark Town Football Club is a football club that plays its home games at the Station Road ground in the village of Collingham, near Newark-on-Trent, England....
in the Midland League
Midland Football League
There have been at least two different football competitions in England which used the name Midland Football League.One existed until 1982 before merging with the Yorkshire League to form the Northern Counties League....
, before returning to Lincoln, newly relegated to the Midland League for the 1908–09 season, during which he scored 16 goals from 40 games in League and FA Cup. He finished his career at yet another Midland League club, Castleford Town
Castleford Town F.C.
Castleford Town F.C. was an English football club based in Castleford, West Yorkshire.-History:The team participated in the FA Cup for the first time in 1907–08, but were defeated by Worksop Town in the fourth qualifying round. In 1909 they joined the Midland League. In 1919–20 they reached the...
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