Steve Watson
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| Steve Watson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Craig Watson | |
| Date of birth | April 1, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | North Shields, England | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender/midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Number | 17 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991–1998 1998–2000 2000–2005 2005–2007 2007 2007– |
Newcastle United Aston Villa Everton West Bromwich Albion → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) Sheffield Wednesday |
208 (12) 41 (0) 125 (14) 42 (1) 11 (0) 23 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1992–1995 1998 |
England U21 England B |
12 (1) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stephen Craig Watson (born April 1, 1974 in North Shields) is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday, whom he joined on a 2 year deal on 10 July 2007.
[edit] Playing career
Watson began his career with Newcastle United, playing on a regular basis. At the time of his debut, he was the youngest person ever to play for Newcastle,[1] a record he holds to this day. During his seven years at the club, he wore a jersey with every shirt number 2–11 at least once, earning a reputation as a key all round capable footballer integral to The Entertainers style of play[1] He was transferred to Aston Villa in October 1998 to the surprise of Newcastle fans.
He moved to Everton in the summer of 2000 in a £2.5m deal.[2] When boss Walter Smith found his squad decimated by injury, Watson found himself a regular striker alongside Tomasz Radzinski, a role he had started to play at the beginning of his career before transferring to the defence. His time with Everton was blighted with injury, although he did enjoy some time in the first team for the 2003–2004 season.
Watson was signed by West Bromwich Albion prior to the 2005–2006 season.[3] He made his Albion debut as a late substitute in a 0–0 draw away at Manchester City on 13 August 2005. His only goal for the club was scored on January 2, 2006, in a 2–1 home defeat against his former club Aston Villa.
On February 9, 2007, he joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the 2006–2007 season and made his debut away at Burnley in a 1–1 draw on February 10 at Turf Moor. Before he joined them, the Yorkshire side had lost five matches in a row. However, they won six, drew four and only lost once when Watson was in the side. He was primarily signed by Brian Laws due to his versatility to play in central midfield alongside playmaker Glenn Whelan, but also excelled when called upon at centre-back. Due to a clause in his contract, he missed Wednesday's 1–0 victory over his parent club West Brom and was then re-called with only two games remaining to avoid him helping The Owls into the play-offs at the expense of West Brom.[4] Watson moved to Wednesday permanently in July 2007 on a free transfer.[5] His first goal for the club came as a 90th minute equaliser against West Brom at The Hawthorns on 6 November 2007.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Steve Watson Soccernet profile. ESPN (2002-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ "Everton sign Watson", BBC Sport, 2000-07-04. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ "Watson makes switch to West Brom", BBC Sport, 2005-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ McShane boost for Baggies. home.skysports.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
- ^ "Owls complete signing of Watson", BBC Sport, 2007-07-10. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ "WBA vs Sheffield Wed", Sheffield Wednesday F.C., 2007-11-06. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
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