Harold Watson (13 March 1908 – 1982) was an English
footballer
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who played in
the Football League
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for
Brighton & Hove Albion and
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
.
Career
Watson played for his local club
Wath Athletic before joining
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
in 1926.
during his time at Stoke he was used mainly in the reserves and managed just four appearances in
the Football League
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. He left in 1930 and joined
Brighton & Hove Albion and then
Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...
.
Career statistics
References
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1908 births
1982 deaths
People from Wath upon Dearne
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Wath Athletic F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
English Football League players