Garry_Watson
Garry Watson
English footballer
Garry Watson (born 7 October 1955) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1955-10-07) 7 October 1955 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1972 | Bradford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1984 | Bradford City | 263 | (28) |
| 1982 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Halifax Town | 21 | (0) |
| Whitby Town | |||
| Total | 297 | (28) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Guiseley | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Bradford, Watson played for Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers, Halifax Town and Whitby Town.[1]
He signed for Bradford City in November 1970 after playing local amateur football.[2] He made a total of 293 appearances for the club, scoring 30 goals - 28 goals in 263 league appearances, no goals in 10 FA Cup appearances, and 2 goals in 20 League Cup appearances.[3] He signed on loan for Doncaster Rovers in October 1982,[4] and played for Halifax Town between July 1984 and May 1985.[5]
After a spell managing non-league club Guiseley, in October 2013 he was running a carpet fitting business in Eccleshill, Bradford.[6]
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- Frost, p. 409
- Frost, p. 389
- "Profile". Shaymen Online. Archived from the original on 9 March 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- "Where Are They Now: Bradford City 1981-82". Football League Paper. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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