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Liverpool
| countryofbirth =
England
| currentclub = Retired
| position =
Defender
| youthyears =
| youthclubs =
Liverpool F.C.
| years = 1980-1986
1986-2001
| clubs =
Norwich City Everton
| caps(goals) = 212 (11)
419 (23)
| nationalyears = 1984-1988
| nationalteam =
England
| nationalcaps(goals) = 12 (0)
}}
Dave Watson (born
November 20,
1961) is a former professional
footballer who made 12 appearances for
England.
He was born in
Liverpool and played for
Liverpool F.C. Reserves before joining the
Norwich City first team for £50,000 on the 29th of November 1980. He made his league debut in the local derby against
Ipswich Town on Boxing Day that year. He eventually made 256 appearances for Norwich, and as club captain lifted the
Milk Cup in 1985 and the
Division Two title the following year. He was voted
Norwich City player of the year in
1983.
He made his first 6 appearances for
England whilst at
Carrow Road, making his debut in a 2-0 victory against Brazil at the
Maracana Stadium in June 1984, before moving on to play for
Everton for £1.23 million in August 1986. Watson became a defensive stalwart for the Toffees throughout the
1980s and
1990s, captaining them to
FA Cup success in
1995 and being a member of their
1987 league championship winning side. Dave had made 369 league appearances for Everton scoring 23 goals and was honoured with a testimonial match against
Rangers later that year, which Everton won 3-2.
Watson was appointed caretaker manager in March 1997 following the resignation of
Joe Royle, but reverted to his playing duties in June 1997 when
Howard Kendall was appointed manager for the third and final time. Watson's first-team opportunities gradually faded, but he made one appearance for Everton during the 2000-01 season, before finally announcing his retirement as a player at the age of 39, and moving into management with
Tranmere Rovers. His key objective at Tranmere was to regain their Division One status which had just been lost, but he failed to achieve that goal and was sacked after just one season at the helm. He later became a scout for
Birmingham City.
In
2002, Watson was voted into the
Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
Honours
As a player
- Norwich City player of the year 1983
- League Cup winner 1985
- Second division Championship winner 1986
- League Championship winner 1987
- FA Cup winner 1995
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