Editing Dave Watson (section)

{{Short description|English footballer (born 1961)}}
{{about|the 1980–90s defender|the 1970–80s defender|David Watson (footballer, born 1946)|the 1990s goalkeeper|David Watson (footballer, born 1973)}}
{{similar names|David Watson (disambiguation)}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dave Watson
| image =
| fullname = David Watson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|11|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England
| height = 6 ft 0 in<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=162 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]]
| youthyears1 = 1978–1980
| youthclubs1 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| years1 = 1980–1986
| clubs1 = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
| caps1 = 212
| goals1 = 11
| years2 = 1986–2001
| clubs2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| caps2 = 425
| goals2 = 23
| totalcaps = 631
| totalgoals = 34
| nationalyears1 = 1983–1984
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1984–1988
| nationalteam2 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1997
| managerclubs1 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (caretaker player-manager)
| manageryears2 = 2001–2002
| managerclubs2 = [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
}}
'''David Watson''' (born 20 November 1961) is an English [[association football|football]] manager and former professional player.

As a player, he was a [[centre-back]] from 1980 to 2001. He played his entire career for [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]. With the Toffees he played in the [[Premier League]] and was part of their victorious [[FA Cup]] winning team of 1995. He was capped 12 appearances for the [[England national football team|England national team]].

In 1997, Watson had a spell in caretaker charge of Everton although he would not retire for another four years, in which he moved into coaching and was appointed first team manager at [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] for the 2001–2002 season. He later spent time coaching in [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]'s youth academy before taking up a similar role with [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].