Jim Watton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Watton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1936[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bromsgrove Rovers | |||
| De Graafschap | |||
| 1962–1964 | Port Vale | 5 | (0) |
| 1964–1968 | Doncaster Rovers | 123 | (0) |
| Burton Albion | |||
| Total | 128+ | (0+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Watton (born 1 November 1936) is an English former footballer who played as a half-back. He made 129 league appearances in a six-year career in the Football League.
He began his career with English non-League side Bromsgrove Rovers and Dutch club De Graafschap, before joining Port Vale in September 1962. He was allowed to move onto Doncaster Rovers in July 1964. He helped "Donny" to the Fourth Division title in 1965–66, before he left the club for non-League side Burton Albion in 1968.
Career
Watton played for
Belle Vue and later played for Southern League side Burton Albion
.
Career statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1962–63 | Third Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1963–64 | Third Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1964–65 | Fourth Division | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 1965–66 | Fourth Division | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 1966–67 | Third Division | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1967–68 | Fourth Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 123 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 152 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 128 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 147 | 0 | ||
Honours
Doncaster Rovers
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Jim Watton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)