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Victor Martin Watson (10 November 1897 – 3 August 1988)[1] was an English professional footballer who played most of his club football for West Ham United.

Vic Watson
Personal information
Full name Victor Martin Watson
Date of birth (1897-11-10)10 November 1897
Place of birth Girton, Cambridgeshire, England
Date of death 3 August 1988(1988-08-03) (aged 90)
Place of death Girton, Cambridgeshire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1920 Wellingborough Town
1920–1935 West Ham United[2] 462 (298)
1935–1936 Southampton 36 (14)
National team
1923–1930 England 5 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career


Watson, a centre forward, played 505 times for West Ham between 1920 and 1936. The club paid just £50 for Vic from Wellingborough, bringing him in to provide cover for Syd Puddefoot.[3]

Watson is the club's record goalscorer with 326 goals: 298 in the League and 28 in the FA Cup. 203 of his league goals were from 295 top flight appearances.[2] He once scored six, in an 8–2 home win against Leeds on 9 February 1929, scored four goals on three occasions, and managed 13 hat-tricks while at West Ham.[4]

Watson gained two international caps with England in 1923 and a further three caps in 1930, scoring four goals in total, including two against Scotland in the 1930 British Home Championship.

He spent one season (1935–36) with Southampton before retiring and he was the club's top scorer with 14 goals in 36 league appearances.

Upon retiring, he became a market gardener in Girton, Cambridgeshire. He died in August 1988 at the age of 90.[1]

In June 2010 a plaque honouring Watson was unveiled in Girton.[5]


Honours


West Ham United

England


References


  1. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan & Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
  2. "Vic Watson: West Ham Statistics".
  3. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 211. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  4. "As Wayne Rooney breaks Sir Bobby Charlton's Man Utd haul, who is your Premier League club's all-time leading goalscorer?". The Telegraph. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. Grove, Jack (13 November 2009). "Residents' campaign for a tribute to local footie hero". www.cambridge-news.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.



На других языках

[de] Vic Watson

Victor Watson (* 10. November 1897 in Girton, Cambridgeshire; † 1988) war ein englischer Fußballspieler.
- [en] Vic Watson

[es] Vic Watson

Victor Martin Watson (Girton, Cambridgeshire, Inglaterra; 10 de noviembre de 1897 - Girton, Cambridgeshire, Inglaterra; 3 de agosto de 1988) fue un futbolista inglés. Jugaba de delantero y pasó gran parte de su carrera en el West Ham United, además fue internacional absoluto por la selección de Inglaterra.

[fr] Vic Watson

Victor Martin Watson (né le 10 novembre 1897 à Girton, Cambridgeshire – mort le 3 août 1988 à Girton, Cambridgeshire) est un joueur de football anglais qui a principalement joué pour West Ham United.

[it] Vic Watson

Victor Martin Watson, noto come Vic Watson (Girton, 10 novembre 1897 – Girton, 3 agosto 1988), è stato un calciatore inglese, di ruolo attaccante.

[ru] Уотсон, Вик

Ви́ктор Ма́ртин Уо́тсон (англ. Victor Martin Watson; 10 ноября 1897 — 3 августа 1988) — английский футболист, нападающий. Наиболее известен по своим выступлениям за клуб «Вест Хэм Юнайтед».


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