David Watson (footballer, born 1973)

David Watson
Watson with Birmingham City in 2011
Personal information
Full name David Neil Watson[1]
Date of birth (1973-11-10) 10 November 1973 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2001 Barnsley 178 (0)
International career
1993 England U20 6 (0)
1993–1995 England U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Neil Watson (born 10 November 1973) is an English football coach and former player, who played as a goalkeeper for Barnsley and the England under-21 team. After injury forced his early retirement from playing, he took up coaching, working as goalkeeping coach for several clubs as well as spending four years in the same role with the England team. In 2014, he joined Southampton, where he has been a first-team assistant coach since 2019.

  1. ^ a b "David Watson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2000). Playfair Football Annual 2000–2001. London: Headline. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7472-6620-4.