During his career, Watson played for Gillingham, Fulham, Brentford, Coventry City and most notably for Brighton & Hove Albion before dropping into non-League football and playing for Woking, Rushden & Diamonds, Crawley Town and finally Bognor Regis Town.
After retiring from football, Watson studied a part-time course at Brunel University in physiotherapy.
He subsequently added an MSc in Sports Physiotherapy to his CV from Bath University.
At the end of the 2020-21 season he left Sheffield United to start work in private practice back in his home county of Sussex.
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