Ryan James Watson (born 7 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Salford City.

[6] On 26 August 2014, Watson made his first team debut for the club, starting in a second round League Cup home defeat to Shrewsbury Town.

[7] After joining Northampton Town on loan initially until January 2015, Watson suffered a cruciate ligament injury after only five appearances for the League Two club, and returned to Leicester City for treatment in October 2014.

Watson re-joined Northampton Town on loan at the beginning of the 2015–16 season,[9] and went on to make fifteen appearances for the club, scoring a single goal in a 3–2 Football League Trophy first round win against Colchester United on 1 September 2015.

[17] On 3 June 2019, Watson joined Northampton Town on a free transfer effective from 1 July 2019, having previously played for the club across two loan spells.