Garry Watson

For the actor, see Gary Watson.

Garry Watson (born 7 October 1955) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a left back.

Garry Watson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-10-07) 7 October 1955 (age 70)
Place of birth	Bradford, England
Position	Left back
Youth career
1970–1972	Bradford City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1984	Bradford City	263	(28)
1982	→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)	13	(0)
1984–1985	Halifax Town	21	(0)
	Whitby Town
Total		297	(28)
Managerial career
	Guiseley
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Bradford, Watson played for Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers, Halifax Town and Whitby Town.^[1]

He signed for Bradford City in November 1970 after playing local amateur football.^[2] He made a total of 293 appearances for the club, scoring 30 goals - 28 goals in 263 league appearances, no goals in 10 FA Cup appearances, and 2 goals in 20 League Cup appearances.^[3] He signed on loan for Doncaster Rovers in October 1982,^[4] and played for Halifax Town between July 1984 and May 1985.^[5]

After a spell managing non-league club Guiseley, in October 2013 he was running a carpet fitting business in Eccleshill, Bradford.^[6]

Sources

• Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.