Stuart Watkiss (born 8 May 1966) is an English football coach and former professional player who was most recently the assistant manager of National League South club Eastbourne Borough.

As a player, he was a defender and notably played in the Football League with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra, Walsall, Hereford United and Mansfield Town.

He has also briefly managed abroad at both Bharat FC and Naxxar Lions and has held various other roles on the coaching staff's of Barnsley, Hull City and Stockport County.

He went on to play for Rushall Olympic, Walsall, and Hereford United before moving to Mansfield Town in 1996, scoring his only goal for the Stags in a 2–4 win at Darlington in October when he met a Ben Sedgemore cross with a header which bounced downward and up into the top corner of the net.

[6] Due to his promotion success, he was then rewarded a three-year contract,[7] butMansfield struggled in the 2002–03 season and by December 2002, following a 4–2 defeat away to Port Vale,[8] the Stags were bottom of Division Two, Watkiss and assistant Neil Richardson were sacked after a meeting with Mansfield chairman Keith Haslam on the following Monday.

[13] Watkiss continued in his role as Assistant Manager for the 2006–07 and 2007–08 campaigns, signing a new one-year contract in June 2007, he said "I'm absolutely delighted to be staying and I can't wait for the season to begin, I've learned so much from Alan in such a short time and I have really enjoyed working with him.

[18] On 28 January 2013 Watkiss was appointed assistant manager of Stockport County on an initial three-month deal, working under Darije Kalezić.

[24] In July 2022, Watkiss moved to Indian Super League club Jamshedpur as an assistant to head coach Aidy Boothroyd.

[25] In January 2024, Watkiss returned to coach in England, being appointed assistant manager to Adam Murray at National League South club Eastbourne Borough.