Kevin Watson

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Kevin Watson
Personal information
Full name Kevin Edward Watson
Date of birth 3 January 1974 (1974-01-03) (age 34)
Place of birth    Hackney, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Colchester United
Number 6
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1992–1996
1994
1994
1995
1996–1999
1999–2002
2001
2002–2004
2004–		 Tottenham Hotspur
→ Brentford (loan)
→ Bristol City (loan)
→ Barnet (loan)
Swindon Town
Rotherham United
→ Reading (loan)
Reading
Colchester United		 005 (0)
003 (0)
002 (0)
013 (0)
066 (1)
109 (7)
006 (0)
060 (2)
130 (3)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23:50, 7 November 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Kevin Edward Watson (born 3 January 1974 in Hackney, London, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Colchester United in the Football League Championship.

[edit] Football career

Watson started his career as a trainee with his local side Tottenham Hotspur. As a youngster his first-team opportunities were limited and he went out on loan to several sides to build his experience, namely Brentford, Bristol City and Barnet.

In 1996 he was signed by Swindon Town manager Steve McMahon. Newly promoted to second tier of the English Football League - Watson helped them avoid relegation.

Watson moved on to Rotherham United in July 1999, astute Millers' manager Ronnie Moore signing him on a free transfer. In his first season Watson helped Rotherham to promotion from League Two, narrowly missing out on the title.

Another promotion (and another title near miss) followed in the next season and Rotherham were promoted again into the Football League Championship. A key part of their rapid acceleration, Watson helped guide the team to survival by the narrowest of goal-difference margins.

After over 100 games at Rotherham his knack for promotions was spotted by then Reading manager Alan Pardew who at first, took Watson on loan before signing him permanently in March 2002 for £150,000 - where he promptly repeated the trick, guiding the Royals to promotion from League One, in his now customary second place.

His first full season at Reading saw the Royals into a play-off place, where narrow defeat to Wolves cost them a place in the Premiership. Perhaps tellingly Watson was on the bench for those key play-off games.

When former team-mate Phil Parkinson was installed as manager at Colchester United one of his first acts was to bring Watson to Layer Road.

Marshalling the midfield Watson played a key role as in his (and Parkinson's) first full season the U's stormed to promotion from League One, finishing in second place.

Now with over 100 games for the U's under his belt he has been a key part of "The Best Col U ever" as the underdog U's finished their first season in the Football League Championship in 10th place.

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NAME Watson, Kevin Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 3 January 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Hackney, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH