Craig_Watson_(footballer,_born_1995)

Craig Watson (footballer, born 1995)

Craig Watson (footballer, born 1995)

Scottish footballer

Craig Watson (born 13 February 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder[3] for Airdrieonians.

Quick Facts Personal information, Date of birth ...

Career

Watson moved from Park Villa in Govan to Hamilton Academical as a youth player.[2] He signed a professional contract with the club in 2012,[4] and made his senior debut on 28 April 2012, in a 5–1 defeat against Ross County in the Scottish First Division,[5] just a year after suffering a potentially career-threatening injury.[6] In April 2013, Watson signed a two-year extension to his contract.[7] In April 2015 he signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2017.[8]

In September 2015, Watson moved on loan to Arbroath until January 2016. This loan spell was later extended until the end of the season.[9]

Watson left Hamilton at the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] He then signed for East Fife.[11] Watson made his debut for the club in the League Cup against Peterhead on 15 July 2017.[12] He signed a new contract with the club in June 2018 [13] and departed in May 2021 for Airdrieonians.[14][15]

Career statistics

As of match played 06 November 2021[16]
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  1. Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. [1]
    "Fixtures 2012/13". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. [2]
    Craig Stewart (6 December 2013). "Watson delighted to take in a game". SPFL. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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    "Profile". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.
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    "Academy Players Turn Professional". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Ross County 5–1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 28 April 2012.
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    Andrew McGilvray (3 May 2012). "Youngster makes first-team debut a year after suffering career-threatening injury". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  7. [7]
    "Watson extends contract". Hamilton Academical F.C. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Hamilton Academical: Six players sign new deals at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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    "Linn commits future to Arbroath | SPFL". spfl.co.uk.
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    "Popular duo depart". Hamilton Academical F.C. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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    "Latest new signings". East Fife FC. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  12. [12]
    "Peterhead v East Fife". BBC. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  13. [13]
    "Jonathan Court and Craig Watson Sign On". East Fife F.C. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  14. [14]
    "Craig Watson agrees terms". airdrie.
  15. [15]
    McGilvray, Andy (29 May 2021). "Ex-Accies star snapped up by Airdrie". Daily Record.
  16. [16]
    Craig Watson at Soccerbase
  17. [17]
    "Games played by Craig Watson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Craig Watson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Craig Watson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Craig Watson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Craig Watson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Craig Watson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Craig Watson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Craig Watson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Craig Watson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Craig Watson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Craig Watson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.


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