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Willie Watson

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 9 2 3 4 12 18 -6 22.22
A 5 1 1 3 7 9 -2 20.00
TOTALS 14 3 4 7 19 27 -8 21.43

Name: William Watson
Birthdate: 04-12-1949
Age: 76
Birthplace: Motherwell, Scotland
Height: 5' 10" (1.78m)
Weight: 11st 7lbs (73.3kg)
Years at Club: 1970-1973
Signing Info: Signed Trainee: 06/1965. Signed Professional: 12/1966
Previous Clubs: Huddersfield Town (loan)
Debut: 26/09/1970 v Blackpool (H) 1-1 (League Division One)
Farewell: Contract cancelled, 04/1973
Passed Away: 30/03/2026

Biography
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1970-1971 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
2. 1972-1973 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TOTALS 0 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Apps
Player never scored for club.
No Opponent Apps Goals
1. Tottenham Hotspur 2 0
2. Blackpool 1 0
3. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0
4. Nottingham Forest 1 0
5. Crystal Palace 1 0
6. Southampton 1 0
7. Huddersfield Town 1 0
8. Manchester City 1 0
9. Aston Villa 1 0
10. Arsenal 1 0
11. Bristol Rovers 1 0
12. Birmingham City 1 0
13. Newcastle United 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Nicholson, Bill 2
2. Shannon, Les 1
3. McGarry, Bill 1
4. Gillies, Matt 1
5. Head, Bert 1
6. Bates, Ted 1
7. Greaves, Ian 1
8. Mercer, Joe 1
9. Crowe, Vic 1
10. Mee, Bertie 1
11. Megson, Don 1
12. Goodwin, Freddy 1
13. Harvey, Joe 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. McGuinness, Wilf 10
2. O'Farrell, Frank 4
Opponents Opponent Nationality Competition Stadiums
No Opponent Count
1. Tottenham Hotspur 2
2. Blackpool 1
3. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
4. Nottingham Forest 1
5. Crystal Palace 1
6. Southampton 1
7. Huddersfield Town 1
8. Manchester City 1
9. Aston Villa 1
10. Arsenal 1
11. Bristol Rovers 1
12. Birmingham City 1
13. Newcastle United 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 14
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 11
2. League Cup 3
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 9
2. City Ground, Nottingham 1
3. Molineux 1
4. St James Park, Newcastle 1
5. The Dell 1
6. White Hart Lane 1
Red Cards Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
 
Manchester United Hat-Tricks  
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 

All Matches played
No Date ▲ Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 26-09-1970 League Division One Blackpool Blackpool Draw 1-1 H 0 George Best 29' Mick Burns 65'
2. 03-10-1970 League Division One Wolves Wolves Loss 2-3 A 0 Alan Gowling 11', Brian Kidd 68' Bobby Gould 2', 36', 52'
3. 14-11-1970 League Division One Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Win 2-1 A 0 Alan Gowling 21', Carlo Sartori 49' Peter Cormack 55'
4. 18-11-1970 League Cup Crystal Palace Crystal Palace Win 4-2 H 0 John Fitzpatrick 29', Brian Kidd 49', 53', Bobby Charlton 80' Gerry Queen 78', Tony Taylor 88'
5. 21-11-1970 League Division One Southampton Southampton Loss 0-1 A 0 Jimmy Gabriel 35'
6. 28-11-1970 League Division One Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Draw 1-1 H 0 George Best 28' Brian Greenhaigh 40'
7. 05-12-1970 League Division One Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Draw 2-2 A 0 Denis Law 33', George Best 57' Martin Peters 63', Alan Gilzean 69'
8. 12-12-1970 League Division One Manchester City Manchester City Loss 1-4 H 0 Brian Kidd 72' Mike Doyle 15', Francis Lee 43', 53', 57'
9. 16-12-1970 League Cup Aston Villa Aston Villa Draw 1-1 H 0 Brian Kidd 44' Andy Lochhead 37'
10. 19-12-1970 League Division One Arsenal Arsenal Loss 1-3 H 0 Carlo Sartori 41' Frank McLintock 14', *George Graham 21', Ray Kennedy 36'
11. 11-10-1972 League Cup Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Loss 1-2 H 0 Sammy McIlroy 82' John Rudge 30', Bruce Bannister 86'
12. 14-10-1972 League Division One Birmingham City Birmingham City Win 1-0 H 0 Ted MacDougall 18'
13. 21-10-1972 League Division One Newcastle United Newcastle United Loss 1-2 A 0 Bobby Charlton 84' Terry Hibbitt 67', John Tudor 77'
14. 28-10-1972 League Division One Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Loss 1-4 H 0 Bobby Charlton 57' Martin Peters 20', 24', 34', 80'
 

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