Andrew Watson

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Scottish footballer (1857-1921)

FootballersLived 1857 to 1921 · aged 63

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Photos 2

Andrew Watson, back row, third from right with the Glasgow Select Team in 1880

Teams 6

Bootle F.C.1887-1892

Queen's Park F.C.1885-1887

Corinthian F.C.1884-1885

Swifts F.C.1882-1884

Scotland men's national football team1881-1882

Queen's Park F.C.1880-1882

Career record

SpellAppsGoals

1885-188700

1881-188230

1880-188200

Connected to Andrew 6

Charles William MillerAlso played for Corinthian F.C.

Aidan ConnollyAlso played for Queen's Park F.C.Robert HamiltonAlso played for Queen's Park F.C.

Max WoosnamAlso played for Corinthian F.C.

Nivaldo Rodrigues FerreiraAlso played for Bootle F.C.Edward HaygarthAlso played for Swifts F.C.

About this person

Andrew Watson was a Scottish footballer who is widely considered to be the first black person to play association football at international level. He played three matches for Scotland between 1881 and 1882. Arthur Wharton was previously commonly thought to be the first black player, as he was the first black professional footballer to play in the Football League, but Watson's career predated him by over a decade. There is evidence that Watson was paid professionally when at Bootle in 1887, two years prior to Wharton becoming a professional with Rotherham Town; however, the Merseyside club did not play in the Football League at the time Watson played there.

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