James Watson (16 January 1924 – 11 April 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for Armadale Thistle, Motherwell,[2] Huddersfield Town and Dunfermline Athletic.
He won the Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1952, scoring in the 4–0 victory over Dundee (having also played in a defeat to Celtic in the previous year's final), and also claimed a winner's medal in the 1950–51 edition of the Scottish League Cup, a 3–0 win against the strong Hibernian team of the era.
Watson earned two caps for Scotland, both against Northern Ireland.
[4] He was also selected for the Scottish Football League XI.
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