Sid Watson (footballer, born 1927)

Thomas Sidney "Sid" Watson (born 12 December 1927 in Mansfield) is an English retired footballer who played in The Football League for Mansfield Town as a wing-half.

Sid Watson
Personal information
Full name Thomas Sidney Watson
Date of birth (1927-12-12) 12 December 1927
Place of birth Mansfield, England
Playing position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Palterton Welfare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1961 Mansfield Town 292 (9)
1961–1965 Ilkeston Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sid Watson worked at Pleasley Colliery when he signed with Mansfield Town as an amateur in September 1948. In January 1950, he signed a professional contract with the club, but had to wait until the 1951–52 season before making his first-team debut.[1]

Watson went on to become one of Mansfield's longest-serving players of all time. He spent 13 years at the club, and played 307 first-team games for the Stags, including 292 in league competition.[2] He left Mansfield at the end of the 1960–61 season, and then played four seasons for non-league Ilkeston Town.

After his retirement from professional football, Watson was an employee at King's Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield until his retirement in 1992.[1]

References
  1. Retter, Jack (1995). Who's Who – The Stags 1902–1995. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-31-3.
  2. "Sid Watson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 September 2009.


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