During his playing career, Aberdeen-born Watson had spells at Aberdeen, Leeds United, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian.
[1] Watson joined Leeds United for a fee of £60,000, brought to the club by Scottish manager Eddie Gray, and was a starting player at Elland Road in his one full season in England's second tier.
[2] After his spell in Yorkshire, he returned to Scotland and signed for Hearts in a £70,000 transfer;[3] at the Tynecastle club he was part of the squad which came within minutes of winning the 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division.
He switched across Edinburgh to city rivals Hibernian for £30,000, where he featured regularly for one season at Easter Road[4] before he was forced to retire through injury aged just 29.
[5] On 21 May 2013 Watson was appointed first team coach at Notts County,[6] but he was sacked on 27 October 2013, along with manager Chris Kiwomya.