William Watson (rugby League)
William Watson (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and Coach (sport), coached in the 1940s. He played at representative level for England national rugby league team, England, Rugby League XIII and Rugby League War of the Roses, Yorkshire, and at club level for Keighley Cougars, Keighley and Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield, as a , or , i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, or, 13, during the era of contested Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league, scrums, and coached at club level for Keighley Cougars, Keighley (Reserve team, A-Team assisted by Norman Foster (rugby league), Norman Foster). Background Billy Watson was born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Playing career Billy Watson played for the Yorkshire League versus Lancashire League at Craven Park, Barrow Raiders, Barrow on 23 March 1940, in a strong front-row with Hudson Irving (Halifax) and Frank Whitcombe (Bradford Northern). International hon ...
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Keighley
Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parish in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford. Keighley is north-west of Bradford city centre, north-west of Bingley, north of Halifax and south-east of Skipton. It is governed by Keighley Town Council and Bradford City Council. Keighley sits between the counties of West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Lancashire. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies between Airedale and Keighley Moors. At the 2011 census, Keighley had a population of 56,348. History Toponymy The name Keighley, which has gone through many changes of spelling throughout its history, means "Cyhha's farm or clearing", and was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086: "In Cichhelai, Ulchel, and Thole, and Ravensuar, and William had six carucates to be taxed." Town charter Henry de Keighley, a Lancashire knight, was granted a charter to hold a market in Keighley ...
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