Peter Watson (footballer, born 1944)

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Peter Watson
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-03-03) 3 March 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Bessbrook Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1961 Newry Town
1961–1962 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1962–1968 Glenavon
1968–1969 Glentoran 19 (3)
1969–1973 Distillery 146 (61)
1973–1975 Dundalk 46 (0)
1975–1976 Portadown
Dungannon Swifts
International career
1965–1967 Irish League XI 4 (1)
1971 Northern Ireland 1 (0)
Managerial career
1974 Dundalk (player-caretaker manager)
Dungannon Swifts (player-manager)
1994–1996 Newry City
Banbridge Town
Rathfriland Rangers
Lurgan Celtic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Watson (born 3 March 1944) is a Northern Irish former football player and manager.

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Playing career

Born in Coventry, England, Watson played as a striker for Bessbrook Wanderers, Newry Town, Aston Villa, Glenavon, Glentoran, Distillery, Dundalk, Portadown and Dungannon Swifts. [1] [2] He also earned one cap for the Northern Ireland national team, [1] [2] when he replaced Sammy Todd in the 88th minute of a 5–0 victory over Cyprus. [3]

Coaching career

Watson served as player-manager of Dundalk (in a caretaker role) and Dungannon Swifts, and as manager at Newry City, Banbridge Town, Rathfriland Rangers and Lurgan Celtic. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Profile". NIFG. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Peter Watson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Northern Ireland 5-0 Cyprus". UEFA. Retrieved 16 May 2017.


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