Craig Watson (footballer, born 1995)

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

Craig Watson
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995[1]
Place of birth Fraserburgh, Scotland[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 East Fife
Number 6
Youth career
Park Villa
2005–2012 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Hamilton Academical 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Arbroath (loan) 20 (2)
2017– East Fife 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:15, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 May 2018[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2011–12 First Division 1000000010
2012–13 0000000000
2013–14 Championship 5000000050
2014–15 Premiership 2000100030
2015–16 1000000010
2016–17 2020000040
Total 110201000140
Arbroath (loan) 2015–16 League Two 202300000232
East Fife 2017–18 League One 22110401[lower-alpha 1]0281
Career total 522605010653
  1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Fixtures 2012/13". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. Craig Stewart (6 December 2013). "Watson delighted to take in a game". SPFL. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. "Profile". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.
  4. "Academy Players Turn Professional". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012.
  5. "Ross County 5–1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 28 April 2012.
  6. Andrew McGilvray (3 May 2012). "Youngster makes first-team debut a year after suffering career-threatening injury". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  7. "Watson extends contract". Hamilton Academical F.C. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013.
  8. "Hamilton Academical: Six players sign new deals at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  9. https://spfl.co.uk/news/linn-commits-future-to-arbroath
  10. "Popular duo depart". Hamilton Academical F.C. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  11. "Latest new signings". East Fife FC. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  12. "Peterhead v East Fife". BBC. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  13. "Jonathan Court and Craig Watson Sign On". East Fife F.C. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  14. Craig Watson at Soccerbase


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