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David Watson

1946 - Today

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David Vernon Watson (born 5 October 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. During his club career, he played for Notts County, Rotherham United, Sunderland, Manchester City, Werder Bremen, Southampton, Stoke City, Vancouver Whitecaps and Derby County. Watson is regarded as one of Sunderland's greatest defenders of all time. He won 65 caps with the England national team and was captain on three occasions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Watson is the 2,114th most popular soccer player (up from 9,783rd in 2019), the 3,227th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,806th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, David Watson ranks 2,114 out of 21,273. Before him are Bror Mellberg, Torbjörn Nilsson, Delfín Benítez Cáceres, Giuseppe Signori, Josef Uridil, and Ehrenfried Patzel. After him are Diego, José Ruiz, Lucas Hernandez, Nobby Stiles, Heinz Strehl, and Américo Gallego.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, David Watson ranks 422. Before him are Caterina Caselli, Keith Mitchell, Michel Leclère, Trevor Pinnock, Yaroslav Yevdokimov, and Andrej Hoteev. After him are Rafik Schami, Tim Pigott-Smith, Simeon Simeonov, John Spencer, Sue Townsend, and Akira Kamiya.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Watson ranks 3,228 out of 8,785. Before him are Ken Aston (1915), Chris Wolstenholme (1978), Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), Walter Rutherford (1857), Kate Greenaway (1846), and Thomas Telford (1757). After him are James Somerville (1882), Richard Dadd (1817), John Pond (1767), Justin Welby (1956), Richard Cobden (1804), and Jimmy Bain (1947).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, David Watson ranks 133. Before him are Ashley Cole (1980), Ian Wright (1963), Keith Newton (1941), Johnny Haynes (1934), Peter Swan (1936), and Gary Neville (1975). After him are Nobby Stiles (1942), Teddy Sheringham (1966), Billy Meredith (1874), Chris Waddle (1960), Bryan Robson (1957), and Sam Allardyce (1954).

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