Steven Watt (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steven Mair Watt[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 May 1985||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2002 | Aberdeen | ||
2002–2005 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
2005 | → Barnsley (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2006–2008 | Swansea City | 3 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Ross County | 43 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Grimsby Town | 25 | (2) |
2011–2013 | Dover Athletic | 15 | (1) |
2013 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Maidstone United | 89 | (1) |
2015 | Hemel Hempstead | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Leatherhead | 19 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Hastings United | 13 | (5) |
Total | 220 | (12) | |
International career | |||
2005 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2017–2018 | Margate | ||
2018 | Maidstone United (Caretaker) | ||
2019–2021 | Hythe Town | ||
2022–2024 | Hythe Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:09, 30 July 2017 (UTC) |
Steven Mair Watt (born 1 May 1985) is a Scottish football manager and former player.
As a player, he was a
Retiring in 2017, he moved into coaching and has managed Margate, Maidstone United and has had several spells as manager of Hythe Town.
Career
Chelsea
Born in Aberdeen, and raised in Gardenstown, a fishing village in the North East Aberdeenshire coast,
In November 2005 Watt spent a month on loan to Barnsley, for whom he made three starts, scoring an injury time equaliser against Rotherham United.[3]
Swansea City
Shortly after returning to Chelsea he was allowed to leave the
Ross County
Following a successful trial, he signed a two-year deal with
Grimsby Town
On 17 July 2010 Watt played for Grimsby Town in the club's 2–1 friendly victory over Sheffield Wednesday, and went on to make several impressive appearances for Town in their pre-season campaign. On 2 August 2010, Watt signed a two-year deal with Grimsby.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Darlington on 24 August 2010,[8] and went on to partner Darran Kempson as the club's preferred centre backs during the first part of the season under Neil Woods. However Woods was eventually sacked midway through the season and was replaced by Rob Scott and Paul Hurst who dropped Watt from the first team as he went on to only feature in the pair's first match in charge. Following the conclusion of the 2010–2011 season, he was released.[9]
Dover Athletic
During pre-season Watt had moved south with his family and had joined
Maidstone United
On 15 February 2013 Watt signed an initial month's loan for Maidstone United, the player dropping down two levels to play for his adopted hometown,[13] making six appearances before signing permanently on 18 March 2013.[14] Watt captained Maidstone to the Isthmian league title in the 2014–15 season. On 16 November 2015, Watt was released by the club. [15]
Hemel Hempstead Town
Several weeks after being released Watt joined
Leatherhead
On 14 December 2015 Watt joined Leatherhead as player/assistant manager[17]
Coaching career
Watt was appointed manager of Hythe Town for a second time, on 17 May 2022.[18] Although he resigned following a play-off final defeat, he later rescinded his relegation and returned to the club the following day.[19]
In April 2024, the club confirmed that Watt would be stepping down from his position as manager at the end of the season.[20] Following a defeat in their next fixture however, he left the club with immediate effect.[21]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.
- ^ "Chelsea 3-1 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 8 January 2005.
- ^ "Barnsley 1–1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 19 November 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Paterson, Colleen (11 March 2010). "Ross County defender says they have nothing to lose in cup clash with Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Butler is latest Swan to sign up". BBC News. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "Ross County 2–2 Dunfermline". BBC. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Big Defender Completes Town Move". Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Darlington 0–1 Grimsby Town". BBC. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Seven Released". Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Interview: Former Grimsby Town, Swansea and Chelsea defender Steven Watt « Too Good to Go Down". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Bore and Watt trials | This is Grimsby". Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Former Mariner Watt joins Dover". BBC News. 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Watt comes in on loan". Maidstone United. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Watt signs for Stones". Matthew Clements. Dover Athletic. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Watt released by Stones". 16 November 2015.
- ^ "HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN SIGN FORMER MAIDSTONE UNITED CAPTAIN STEVEN WATT". Monica Villar. Football Exclusives. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Former Chelsea defender Watt quits the Tudors to join Leatherhead". Hemel Today. Hemel Gazette. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ https://www.kentonline.co.uk/hythe/sport/watt-back-at-hythe-267279/
- ^ Tucker, Craig (23 May 2023). "Steve Watt returns as Hythe Town manager a day after resigning". Kent Online. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ @hythetownfc (1 April 2024). "The club can confirm that, following our 3-0 defeat at Sheppey United, manager Steve Watt will be stepping down from his position at the end of the season. Statement to follow #hythe #hythetownfc #nonleaguefootball #isthmiansoutheast #HytheTown #Isthmian #Cannons #IsthmianLeague" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Watt departs the Cannons". www.isthmian.co.uk. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
- Steven Watt at Soccerbase
- Scotland U21 stats at Fitbastats