 Watson as manager of York City in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Craig Watson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1974[2] | ||
| Place of birth | North Shields, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Darlington (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wallsend Boys Club | |||
| –1990 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1998 | Newcastle United | 208 | (12) |
| 1998–2000 | Aston Villa | 41 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Everton | 126 | (14) |
| 2005–2007 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | (5) |
| Total | 473 | (32) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1995 | England U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 1998 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Gateshead | ||
| 2019–2021 | York City | ||
| 2021–2022 | Chester | ||
| 2023– | Darlington | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steven Craig Watson (born 1 April 1974) is an English football manager and former professional player who is manager of National League North club Darlington.
As a player, he was a right-back or midfielder. He played in the Premier League and Football League for Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Everton, West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday. He was capped once by the England national B team, having previously played twelve times and scored once for the under-21s.
Watson moved into coaching after retiring from playing and was appointed as an academy coach at Huddersfield Town under former teammate Lee Clark in 2010. He then followed Clark to Birmingham City before a spell as assistant manager of Macclesfield Town. He was given his first managerial role in 2017 when he joined Gateshead, before becoming York City manager in 2019. He left the club in 2021 and spent four months as manager of Chester before joining Darlington in December 2023.
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- ^ "Steve Watson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Steve Watson: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 July 2021.