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English footballer Not to be confused with the American politician Stan Watson who chaired the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus.

Stan Watson
Personal information
Full name Stanley Watson
Date of birth (1937-03-17)17 March 1937
Place of birth Darlington, England
Date of death 16 January 2014(2014-01-16) (aged 76)
Place of death Darlington, England
Position(s) Wing half, centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 Darlington 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Watson (17 March 1937 – 16 January 2014) was an English footballer who made 27 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half or centre half for Darlington in the 1950s. He made his debut playing at centre half on 8 February 1958 away to Workington, in a team weakened when heavy snow prevented some players from reaching the ground.

Watson was married to British 400m runner Joy Grieveson.

References

  1. ^ "Stan Watson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. "Deaths: Stan Watson". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  4. "Starting a flurry of interest in Keith's". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 19 January 2001 – via Newsbank.
  5. "Gap in the Wall filled at last". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2016.


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