Billy Watson

Who is Billy Watson?

Billy Watson was a Scottish-American soccer left half. He began his career in Scotland before moving to England and then the United States where he played in both the American Soccer League and St. Louis Soccer League.

Watson began his career in Scotland playing for Ayr United and Vale of Leven F.C. in the early 1920s. In 1925, he transferred to English club Coventry City F.C. before moving to the United States in 1926. In the spring of 1928, he signed with the Bethlehem Steel F.C. of the American Soccer League at the end of the 1927-1928 season as a replacement for injured Bob MacGregor. He played only three games with Bethlehem. He began the 1928-1929 season with the New Bedford Whalers, but was transferred to the Providence Gold Bugs after only three games. In the spring of 1931, he played for Fall River F.C., but moved to back to the Whalers in the summer. In 1932, the Whalers defeated Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. of the St. Louis Soccer League for the 1932 National Challenge Cup title. By that time, the ASL was on its last legs and Alex McNab, New Bedford’s captain accepted an offer to move west to SBF where he became a player-coach.