| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Robert Watson | ||
| Date of birth | (1952-01-01)1 January 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 September 2000(2000-09-30) (aged 48) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1970 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Dundee United | 8 | (0) |
| 1973 | Forfar Athletic | 35 | (4) |
| 1973–1986 | Hakoah/Sydney City | 274[1] | (30) |
| 1988 | APIA Leichhardt | 12 | (1) |
| 1989 | Rockdale Ilinden | ||
| 1989–1990 | Eastern Suburbs | ||
| 1991 | Waverley | ||
| 1992 | Cyprus United | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1986 | Australia | 17 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991 | Waverley | ||
| 1992 | Cyprus United | ||
| 1993–1994 | CYC Stanmore | ||
| 1995 | APIA Leichhardt | ||
| 1995 | Bankstown City | ||
| 1997 | Sydney Cosmos | ||
| 1998 | Eastern Suburbs | ||
| 1999 | Sydney Cosmos | ||
| 2000 | Fairfield Bulls | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joseph Watson (1 January 1952 – 30 September 2000) was an Australiansoccer player who played as awinger in a 24-year career extending from 1968 to 1992.
A native ofFife, Joe Watson had been playing withNottingham Forest since the age of 16, but began his professional career at 18 in 1970 withDundee United, participating in a handful of games before joiningForfar Athletic in 1972. After one season with Forfar, Watson emigrated to Australia in 1973 where, like another Scottish player for United,Kenny Murphy, he spent many seasons playing international football forAustralia national football team, primarilySydney City.[2]
In Australia he played forSydney Hakoah. At Sydney City he played four seasons in the New South Wales State League before the club as Sydney City joined the National Soccer League in 1977. Watson played 258 National Soccer League matches, playing with the club until 1986.[2]
Watson played 17 matches forAustralia between 1979 and 1986. While he had retired from international football in 1985, he was honoured with being named captain in a friendly againstCzechoslovakia in August 1986. He was replaced after five minutes byAngie Postecoglou.[3][4][5][6]
In 1991 while still playing Watson began coaching at Waverley. In a nine-year coaching career Watson coached at eight separate clubs.[2]
Watson was diagnosed withliver cancer, after which a day of charity matches was scheduled in August 2000 to raise funds.[7] Watson died on 30 September 2000.[2][8]