Cyril Watkin (21 July 1926 – 3 July 2007) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City and Stoke City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyril Watkin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 2007 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Park Road School | |||
| Packmoor | |||
| Sneyd Colliery | |||
| 1940–1948 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1952 | Stoke City | 86 | (0) |
| 1952–1953 | Bristol City | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 89 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Watkin was born in Stoke-on-Trent and joined local side Stoke City in 1940 after previously working for Sneyd Colliery.[1] During World War II he briefly guested for Port Vale.[1] He broke into the Stoke first-team during the 1948–49 season and missed only five matches in 1949–50.[1] However, Watkin was unable to maintain his place in the side at the Victoria Ground and once manager Bob McGrory had left and Frank Taylor had been appointed, Watkin was deemed surplus to requirements and he was sold to Third Division South side Bristol City. Despite having been a First Division regular only a few years previously, he only managed three appearances for Pat Beasley's "Robins" before he decided to retire.[1]
Career statistics edit
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 1948–49 | First Division | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1949–50 | First Division | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1950–51 | First Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 1951–52 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Bristol City | 1952–53 | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 89 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 0 | ||