Thomas Sidney Watson (12 December 1927 – 1 September 2021) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Mansfield Town as a wing-half.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Sidney Watson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Mansfield, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 September 2021 (aged 93) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palterton Welfare | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1961 | Mansfield Town | 292 | (9) |
| 1961–1965 | Ilkeston Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sid Watson worked at Pleasley Colliery when he signed with Mansfield Town as an amateur in September 1948. In January 1950, he signed a professional contract with the club, but had to wait until the 1951–52 season before making his first-team debut.[1]
Watson went on to become one of Mansfield's longest-serving players of all time. He spent 13 years at the club, and played 307 first-team games for the Stags, including 292 in league competition.[2] He left Mansfield at the end of the 1960–61 season, and then played four seasons for non-league Ilkeston Town.
After his retirement from professional football, Watson was an employee at King's Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield until his retirement in 1992.[1]
He died on 1 September 2021, aged 93.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Retter, Jack (1995). Who's Who – The Stags 1902–1995. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-31-3.
- ^ "Sid Watson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "RIP: Sid Watson". www.mansfieldtown.net. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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