Australian rules footballer
| Don Watson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Don Watson | ||
| Date of birth | (1905-05-06)6 May 1905 | ||
| Date of death | 11 May 1948(1948-05-11) (aged 43) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925–29 | North Melbourne | 31 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Don Watson (6 May 1905 – 11 May 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Watson secured employment in Bacchus Marsh and played with them in 1930 and was appointed as captain coach in 1931. Bacchus Marsh were runner up to Geelong West in the 1931 Geelong & District Football League grand final.
Watson was also the secretary of Bacchus Marsh from 1932 to 1933.
Watson was coach of Maddingley when he died suddenly.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 928. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "1930 - Association Football". The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic. : 1866 - 1943). 15 February 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- "1930 - DON WATSON APPOINTED COACH". The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic. : 1866 - 1943). 14 March 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- "1931 - LEAGUE FOOTBALL". Melton Express (Vic. : 1915 - 1943). 31 October 1931. p. 1. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- "1933 - BACCHUS MARSH DISTRICT FOOTBALL CLUB". The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic. : 1866 - 1943). 1 April 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- "1948 - Family Notices: Deaths". The Express, Bacchus Marsh (Vic. : 1943 - 1954). 15 May 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
External links
- Don Watson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Don Watson at AustralianFootball.com
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