Watson was the first Black international footballer – and the first for Scotland for over 120 years. Yet there is barely any recognition
This article is part of The Athletic ’s series celebrating UK Black History Month . You can . Outside a cafe in Shawlands, Glasgow, there is a badly damaged mural of Pele on the wall of a poorly-lit walkway.
At his peak, Watson — a full-back — won three Scottish Cups with Queen’s Park and played for Scotland three times, captaining them on his debut in the record 6-1 victory over at the Oval in 1881. It would have been more had he not moved to London in 1882, where he became a ‘Scottish Professor’, spreading his knowledge of combination play to leading amateur teams Swifts and Corinthian FC.
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