Stan Watson

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[1]
Date of birth	(1937-03-17)17 March 1937[1]
Place of birth	Darlington,[1] England
Date of death	16 January 2014(2014-01-16) (aged 76)[2]
Place of death	Darlington,[1] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Watson was married to British 400m runner Joy Grieveson.^[5]

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.