Joe Watson (footballer)

Football player infobox| playername= Joe Watson
fullname = Joseph Watson
nickname =
dateofbirth = 1 January 1952
cityofbirth = Fife
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath = Australia
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currentclub =
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position = Winger
youthyears = 1968–1970
youthclubs = Nottingham Forest
years = 1970–1972
1972–1973
1973–1976
1977–1986
1988
1989
clubs = Dundee United
Forfar Athletic
Sydney Hakoah
Sydney City
A.P.I.A. Leichhardt
Rockdale City Suns
caps(goals) = 008 0(0)
035 0(4)
016 0(2)
258 (30)

nationalyears =
nationalteam = flagicon|Australia Australia
nationalcaps(goals) = 17 (?) Joseph (Joe) Watson (born 1 January1952, date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger in a 24-year career extending from 1968 to 1992.

A native of Fife, Joe Watson had been playing with Nottingham Forest since the age of 16, but began his professional career at 18 in 1970 with Dundee United, participating in a handful of games before joining Forfar Athletic in 1972. After on season with Forfar, Watson immigrated to Australia in 1973 where, like another Scottish player for United, Kenny Murphy, he spent many seasons playing international football for Australia national football team, primarily Sydney City.

Joe Watson was diagnosed with liver cancer and a day of charity matches was scheduled in August 2000 to raise funds for the former Australian international.cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-30337990.html|title=Soccer celebrities come together for Joe Watson benefit|publisher=AAP Sports News (Australia)|date=2000-08-01]

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References

External links

* [http://www.national-soccer-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=23201 Joe Watson career statistics]
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/a-league/christmas-spirit-more-than-welloiled-annual-reunion/2007/12/13/1197135656157.html Article mentioning Joe Watson's death]

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DATE OF BIRTH=01 January 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH=Dundee, Scotland
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