Dave Watson
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Watson | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Newcastle United (Youth Team Coach) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1986 | Norwich City | 212 | (11) |
| 1986–2001 | Everton | 419 | (23) |
| Total | 631 | (34) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1984 | England U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 1984–1988 | England | 12 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997 | Everton | ||
| 2001–2002 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David "Dave" Watson (born 20 November 1961 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English former professional footballer and Youth Team Coach at Premier League side Newcastle United.
As a player he was a defender from 1980 to 2001. He played his entire career for Norwich City and Everton. He also made 12 appearances for the English national team.
Watson played for the Liverpool reserves before joining Norwich City for £50,000 on 29 November 1980. He made his league debut in the local derby against Ipswich Town on Boxing Day that year. He played 18 league games in the 1980–81 First Division campaign and scored three goals, but was unable to prevent the Canaries from sliding into the Second Division.
Over the next five years, Watson was rarely absent from the Norwich side and helped them win promotion from the Second Division in the 1981–82 season. He eventually made 256 appearances for Norwich, and as club captain lifted the Milk Cup in 1985. They went down to the Second Division that year, but won promotion the following year as champions.
Watson moved on to play for Everton for £900,000 on 22 August 1986 after six years at Norwich. He remained at Goodison Park for 15 years, his first game for them coming on 23 August 1986 when they won 2–0 at home to Nottingham Forest on the opening day of the league season. He helped them win the league title in their first season, and also helped them reach the FA Cup final in 1989, where they lost 3–2 to local rivals Liverpool in extra time.
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