Cyril Watkin

Cyril Watkin (21 July 1926 – 3 July 2007) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City and Stoke City.[1]

Cyril Watkin

Personal information
Full name	Cyril Watkin[1]
Date of birth	21 July 1926
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	3 July 2007 (aged 80)
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Position(s)	Full back
Youth career
	Park Road School
	Packmoor
	Sneyd Colliery
1940–1948	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1952	Stoke City	86	(0)
1952–1953	Bristol City	3	(0)
Total		89	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Watkin was born in Stoke-on-Trent and joined local side Stoke City in 1940 after previously working for Sneyd Colliery.[1] During World War II he briefly guested for Port Vale.[1] He broke into the Stoke first team during the 1948–49 season and missed only five matches in 1949–50.[1] However Watkin was unable to maintain his place in the side at the Victoria Ground and once manager Bob McGrory had left and Frank Taylor had been appointed, Watkin was deemed surplus to requirements and he was sold to Third Division South side Bristol City. Despite having been a First Division regular only a few years previously, he only managed three appearances for Pat Beasley's "Robins" before he decided to retire.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1948–49	First Division	16	0	3	0	19	0
	1949–50	First Division	37	0	1	0	38	0
	1950–51	First Division	22	0	0	0	22	0
	1951–52	First Division	11	0	0	0	11	0
Bristol City	1952–53	Third Division South	3	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			89	0	4	0	93	0

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Cyril Watkin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)