Grant Watts

Grant Watts
Personal information
Full name Grant Steven Watts
Date of birth (1973-11-05) 5 November 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Croydon, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Holmesdale (first team coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Crystal Palace 4 (0)
1993–1994 → Colchester United (loan) 12 (2)
1994–1995 Gillingham 3 (0)
Sutton United
Welling United
Banstead Athletic
Egham Town
Croydon
Bromley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Grant Watts (born 5 November 1973) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

Playing career

Watts began his youth career with Crystal Palace and signed professional terms in August 1992.[1] He made his senior debut on 16 December 1992 scoring in a 2–1 home win over Liverpool in the League Cup.[2] His League debut followed three days later and he went on to make four league appearances that season and three more in the League Cup.[2] However, after suffering a broken leg he joined Colchester United on loan and then Gillingham.[3] After leaving Gillingham, Watts played non-league football for Sutton United, Welling United, Banstead Athletic, Egham Town, Croydon and Bromley.[3]

As of 2013, Watts was a coach at Holmesdale.[4]

References

  1. ^ King, Ian (2012). Crystal Palace The Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 554. ISBN 9781780910468.
  2. ^ a b King, Ian (2012). Crystal Palace The Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. pp. 402–3. ISBN 9781780910468.
  3. ^ a b "Holmesdale need a sugar daddy to progress further, says coach Grant Watts". Kentishfootball.co.uk. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. ^ "First Team". Holmesdale FC. Retrieved 1 April 2013.


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