| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael George Watt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cove Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1998 | Aberdeen | 80 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Norwich City | 9 | (0) |
| 1999 | Kilmarnock | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 93 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Scotland Under-21[2] | 13 | (0) |
| 1996 | Scotland B[3] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael George Watt (born 27 November 1970 in Aberdeen) is a former professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper who played for Aberdeen, Norwich City and Kilmarnock.
Watt began his career with Aberdeen, where he was capped 13 times by Scotland under-21s. He was released by the club in 1998, subsequently signing a contract with Norwich City that would see him stay at Carrow Road until the end of the season. When his contract expired in the summer of 1999, he returned to Scotland to play for Kilmarnock, leaving in December 1999.
Following his departure from football, Watt has been working as a financial adviser in Glasgow.[4]
Career statistics
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5] [6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1989–90 | Scottish Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990–91 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 1996-97 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 80 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 1997-98 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norwich City | 1998-99 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 1999-00 | SPL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 93 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Aberdeen
References
- ↑ "Michael Watt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ "Scotland U21 Player Michael Watt Details".
- ↑ "Scotland B Player Michael Watt Details".
- ↑ "Caught in Time: Aberdeen's last hurrah". The Sunday Times. 21 September 2008.
- ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ↑ "Kilmarnock Player Michael Watt Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
External links
- Michael Watt at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Michael Watt at Soccerbase
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
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