Willie Watson was an international footballer who represented England 4 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 16th November 1949 at 29 years old, and his last was vs Yugoslavia on 22nd November 1950 aged 30. Watson, born on 7th March 1920, in Bolton-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 691 and played as a Right Half for his country.
Willie Watson - 4 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: William Watson
- Born: 7th March 1920, Bolton-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
- Died: 24th April 2004, Johannesburg, South Africa aged 84
- England Career: 1949 - 1950
- Positions whilst with England: Right Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sunderland (4)
- FA Legacy Number: 691
- Double international as he excelled at cricket as well as fottball. Played in 23 tests for England.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (WCQ) on 16th November 1949 aged 29 years, 8 months, 9 days - Last Cap: v
Yugoslavia (FR) on 22nd November 1950 aged 30 years, 8 months, 15 days - Career Length: 1 year, 6 days
- Starts: 4
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 4
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Right Half
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Tom Finney
- 3 Matches
- Bert Williams
- 3 Matches
- Alf Ramsey
- 3 Matches
- Jack Aston
- 2 Matches
- Neil Franklin
- 2 Matches
- Jack Froggatt
- 2 Matches
- Stan Mortensen
- 2 Matches
- Stan Pearson
- 2 Matches
- Jack Rowley
- 2 Matches
- Billy Wright
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 5 sources from 4 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- YUG, 2 - 2, 22nd Nov 1950 (FR) Sunderland, Cap: 4.
Age: 30 years, 8 months, 15 days. 
WAL, 4 - 2, 15th Nov 1950 (HC) Sunderland, Cap: 3.
Age: 30 years, 8 months, 8 days.
ITA, 2 - 0, 30th Nov 1949 (FR) Sunderland, Cap: 2.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 23 days.- IRE, 9 - 2, 16th Nov 1949 (WCQ) Sunderland, Cap: 1.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 9 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.