Michael Watt (footballer)

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Michael Watt
Personal information
Full name Michael George Watt [1]
Date of birth (1970-11-27) 27 November 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Cove Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1998 Aberdeen 80 (0)
1997 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
1998–1999 Norwich City 9 (0)
1999 Kilmarnock 4 (0)
Total93(0)
International career
1990–1992 Scotland Under-21 [2] 13 (0)
1996 Scotland B [3] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael George Watt (born 27 November 1970 in Aberdeen) is a former professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper who played for Aberdeen, Norwich City and Kilmarnock.

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Watt began his career with Aberdeen, where he was capped 13 times by Scotland under-21s. He was released by the club in 1998, subsequently signing a contract with Norwich City that would see him stay at Carrow Road until the end of the season. When his contract expired in the summer of 1999, he returned to Scotland to play for Kilmarnock, leaving in December 1999.

Following his departure from football, Watt has been working as a financial adviser in Glasgow. [4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [5] [6]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 1989–90 Scottish Premier Division 7010000080
1990–91 110000020130
1991–92 2000000020
1992–93 3000000030
1993–94 4000000040
1994–95 140001000150
1995–96 300403000370
1996-97 90201020140
1997-98 0000000000
Total800705040960
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 1997-98 Premier League 0000000000
Norwich City 1998-99 First Division 901000--100
Kilmarnock 1999-00 SPL 4000000040
Career total9308050401100

Honours

Aberdeen
1995–96

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References

  1. ↑ "Michael Watt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Scotland U21 Player Michael Watt Details".
  3. ↑ "Scotland B Player Michael Watt Details".
  4. ↑ "Caught in Time: Aberdeen's last hurrah". The Sunday Times. 21 September 2008.
  5. ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kilmarnock Player Michael Watt Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.


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