David Watson
David Watson, the United Kingdom defender, made 208 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 30 times, averaging 0.14 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 1971-72, with 15 goals.
David Vernon Watson (born 5 October 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender . During his club career, he played for Notts County , Rotherham United , Sunderland , Manchester City , Werder Bremen , Southampton , Stoke City , Vancouver Whitecaps and Derby County . He won 65 caps with the England national team and was captain on three occasions. [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
- Position
- DF
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- England
- Born
- 5 Oct 1946
At Roker Park , Watson began at centre forward, which many believed hindered their chances of gaining promotion. [ 4 ] It was not until Bob Stokoe took over in November 1972 that Watson began to play at centre back. [ 8 ] Sunderland reached the 1973 FA Cup final where they beat First Division Leeds United 1–0; he was able to keep Leeds's strike pairing of Allan Clarke and Mick Jones quiet and was praised by Stokoe. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Following Sunderland's cup success the expectation was now for the club to gain promotion but they missed out by two points in both 1973–74 and 1974–75 . [ 4 ] Watson is regarded as one of Sunderland's greatest defenders of all time. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] — Wikipedia
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