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Dave Watson

Norwich City FC, Everton FC

12 appearances, 0 goals

P 12 W 6 D 3 L 3 F 17: A 9
*(actual F 15: A 9)
63% successful

1984-88

disciplined: none
captain:
none
minutes played:
962

Profile

Full name David Watson (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 20 November 1961 in Liverpool, Lancashire [registered in Liverpool North, December 1961].
Height/Weight 6' 0", 11st. 12lbs [1988].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career

Club(s) Signed for Everton in August 1986. Appointed as caretaker player~manager on 1 April 1997.
Club honours x
Individual honours PFA Division Two Team of the Year 1985-86;
Distinctions x

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number 982nd player to appear for England.
Position(s) Central defender
First match No. 590, 10 June 1984, Brazil 0 England 2, a friendly match at Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, aged 22 years 203 days.
Last match No. 638, 18 June 1988, England 1 USSR 3, a European Championship Finals group match at Waldstadion, Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt am Main, aged 26 years 211 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1986 (standby); European Championship Finals 1988; Rous Cup 1986, 1988;
Team honours Rous Cup winners 1986, 1988; UEFA U21 Champions 1984;
Individual honours x
Distinctions most appearanced Englishman at Norwich City FC.

Beyond England

x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.

 

Dave Watson - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
- 12 3 10 2 1 962 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Dave Watson - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 0 2 2.00 0.75 87.5 +3
Away 7 3 2 2 8 3 +5 4 5 1.143 0.429 57.1 +1
Neutral 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 0 1.00 3.00 0.00 -1
All 12 6 3 3 17 9 +8 4 7 1.417 0.75 63.3 +3

 

Dave Watson - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 10 6 2 2 17 7 +10 2 6 1.70 0.70 70.0 +4
Red 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 2 1 0.00 1.00 25.0 -1
All 12 6 3 3 17 9 +8 4 7 1.417 0.75 63.3 +3

 

Dave Watson - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

ECP

0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
ECF 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 0 1.00 3.00 0.00 -1
European Championship 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 0 1.00 3.00 0.00 -1
Rous Cup 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 0 1 1.50 0.50 100.0 +2
Minor Competition 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
Friendly 7 3 3 1 10 4 +6 3 5 1.429 0.571 64.3 +2
All 12 6 3 3 17 9 +8 4 7 1.417 0.75 63.3 +3

 

Dave Watson - Match Record - Tournament Matches
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 1988 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 0 1.00 3.00 0.00 -1
ECF All 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 0 1.00 3.00 0.00 -1
Rous Cup Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Rous Cup 1986 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
Rous Cup 1987 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
RC All 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 0 1 1.50 0.50 100.0 +2
Minor Tournament and Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Copa Ciudad/
Azteca 2000 1985
1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
TC All 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 0 1.00 3.00 0.00 -1
RC 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 0 1 1.50 0.50 100.0 +2
TC 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
All 4 2 0 2 4 5 -1 1 1 1.00 1.25 50.0 =0

 

Dave Watson - Match History
 Club: Norwich City F.C. - 6 full appearances

manager: Bobby Robson - 12 full capsx

Age 22
1 590 10 June 1984 - Brazil 0 England 2, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro tour AW Start 5
2 591 13 June 1984 - Uruguay 2 England 0, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo AL Start 5
3 592 17 June 1984 - Chile 0 England 0, Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago AD Start 5
Age 23
- 599 22 May 1985 - Finland 1 England 1, Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP AD squad/unused
- 600 25 May 1985 - Scotland 1 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow RC AL unused sub 12
- 601 6 June 1985 - Italy 2 England 1, Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México TC NL unused sub/squad
4 602 9 June 1985 - Mexico 1 England 0, Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México AL Start 6
- 603 12 June 1985 - England 3 West Germany 0, Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México NW unused sub/squad
5 604 16 June 1985 - United States 0 England 5, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Fr AW sub 55 ?
- 605 11 September 1985 - England 1 Romania 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HD unused sub 12
- 606 16 October 1985 - England 5 Turkey 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 12
- 607 13 November 1985 - England 0 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HD unused sub 12
Age 24
6 611 23 April 1986 - England 2 Scotland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley RC HW Start 5
Bobby Robson announced his 22-man World Cup squad on 28 April 1986, he also named six standby players, and included in that list was Dave Watson.
 Club: Everton F.C. - 6 full appearances  
7 620 15 October 1986 - England 3 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 5
Age 26
- 624 29 April 1987 - Turkey 0 England 0, Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir ECP AD unused sub 12
- 625 19 May 1987 - England 1 Brazil 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley RC HD squad member
- 626 23 May 1987 - Scotland 0 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow AD unused sub 12
Age 26
8 630 17 February 1988 - Israel 0 England 0, The National Stadium, Tel Aviv Fr AD Start 5
9 631 23 March 1988 - England 2 Netherlands 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start off 72 6
10 633 21 May 1988 - England 1 Scotland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley RC HW Start 5
- 634 24 May 1988 - England 1 Colombia 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HD squad member
11 635 28 May 1988 - Switzerland 0 England 1, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne Fr AW sub ht 12
- 636 12 June 1988 - England 0 Republic of Ireland 1, Neckarstadion, Stuttgart ECF NL unused sub/squad 5
- 637 15 June 1988 - England 1 Netherlands 3, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf NL unused sub/squad
12 638 18 June 1988 - England 1 USSR 3, Waldstadion, Frankfurt NL Start

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