Clifford Grant Watson (28 August 1916 – 23 April 1989) was a New Zealand born Australian international motorcycle speedway rider,[1] who qualified for the Speedway World Championship final in 1949.

[2][3] Watson was born in Christchurch, New Zealand,[4] but moved to Australia and represented the Australian national team at test level.

[5][6] He joined the West Ham Hammers in 1947,[7] progressing to heat leader status in 1949 and qualifying for the World final the same year.

In 1950, after a poor start to the season with West Ham he joined the Harringay Racers[8] and remained with them until the end of the following season.

He rejoined the Hammers in 1952 but after a poor start to the 1953 season he decided to retire[9] and return to Australia.