Gordon Watson (footballer, born 1971)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Sidcup, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | (7) |
| 1991–1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | 66 | (15) |
| 1995–1997 | Southampton | 52 | (8) |
| 1997–1999 | Bradford City | 21 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | Bournemouth | 6 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Hartlepool United | 49 | (23) |
| Total | 225 | (58) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | England U21 | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gordon Watson (born 20 March 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He played for Charlton Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Bradford City, Bournemouth and Hartlepool United, making over 200 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Sidcup, Watson grew up in children's homes in London. Throughout his career he was known as "Flash", after the comic book hero, Flash Gordon.
Watson started his career with the youth team of Charlton Athletic. He made a "successful transition" into the senior squad, scoring seven goals in 31 appearances for them in the Football League.
He signed for Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £250,000, with a further £100,000 payable depending on appearances. He made his debut for the club in March 1991. He made his last appearance for the club in May 1995. He scored 15 goals in 66 Football League appearances for them, scoring six further goals in 21 appearances in other competitions.
In March 1995, after four years at Hillsborough, Watson was signed by relegation-threatened Southampton (under manager Alan Ball) for a fee of £1,200,000.
He made his Saints debut at Nottingham Forest on 18 March 1995 and scored against Newcastle United in his home debut four days later as the Saints came from a goal down after 89 minutes to snatch a "priceless" 3–1 victory. Watson went on to make 12 Premier League appearances (scoring three goals) in the 1994–95 season as Saints lifted themselves to a 10th-place finish.
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