Albert Watson (1 June 1918 – 22 October 2009) was a professional
footballer
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, who played for
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The ...
and
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The history of Oldham Athletic ...
. He was born in
Bolton on Dearne
Bolton upon Dearne is a village in South Yorkshire, England, in the part of the Dearne Valley through which the River Dearne passes. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is approximately east of Barnsley, west of Doncaster and ...
, near
Barnsley
Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...
,
Yorkshire
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. For many years he had a sports shop in Sunderland trading as Willie Watson Sports, and he died in Sunderland in 2009.
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External links
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Albert Watson's obituary
1918 births
2009 deaths
English men's footballers
People from Bolton upon Dearne
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
Men's association football wing halves
English Football League players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
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