Billy Watson was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 5th April 1913 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 25th October 1919 aged 29. Watson, born on 11th September 1890, in Birkdale, Southport, has a FA Legacy Number of 375 and played as a Left Half for his country.
Billy Watson - 3 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: William Watson
- Born: 11th September 1890, Birkdale, Southport
- Died: 1st September 1955, aged 64
- England Career: 1913 - 1919
- Positions whilst with England: Left Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Burnley (3)
- FA Legacy Number: 375
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Scotland (HC) on 5th April 1913 aged 22 years, 6 months, 24 days - Last Cap: v
Ireland (HC) on 25th October 1919 aged 29 years, 1 month, 14 days - Career Length: 6 years, 202 days
- Starts: 3
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Left Half
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Sam Hardy
- 3 Matches
- Bob Crompton
- 2 Matches
- Joe Hodkinson
- 2 Matches
- Jesse Pennington
- 2 Matches
- Tom Brittleton
- 1 Match
- Harold Fleming
- 1 Match
- Harry Hampton
- 1 Match
- George Holley
- 1 Match
- Joe McCall
- 1 Match
- Jock Simpson
- 1 Match
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)
- 6 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- IRE, 1 - 1, 25th Oct 1919 (FR) Burnley, Cap: 3.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 14 days. - IRE, 0 - 3, 14th Feb 1914 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 5 months, 3 days. - SCO, 1 - 0, 5th Apr 1913 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 6 months, 24 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.