frank watson

Goalkeeper

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Squad Number:	1
Position:	Goalkeeper
Date of Birth:	Saturday, May 25, 1929
Birthplace:	West Linton

Nationality:	Scottish
Height:	5' 11 1/2
Weight:	11st 7lbs
Signed:	02/08/1946

Name: Francis Robert Watson

A SPEEDY CONVALESCENCE, FRANK.

Supporters will have learned with sorrow of the serious illness of our reserve goal-keeper, Frank Watson. There is no more popular player at Pittodrie than the genial Frank and all wish him an early return to good health. He is now in his final year of an Honours Arts Course at Aberdeen University. Here's hoping that Frank will soon be fit and well and that his proud wife will be watching him in June next as he ascends the platform of the Mitchell Hall to be capped M.A.

Source: Match Programme, 27th September 1952

Army service kept down Frank's early appearances for the Dons but once demobbed he became a first team regular as well as starring in reserve matches. Died from polio in Aberdeen on 5th November 1952. Black armbands were worn at the match against Raith Rovers on 8th November 1952 and a match was played for his Memorial Fund against Stoke City in September 1953.

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Aberdeen Debut

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Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance	Age at debut	Type	RedTv	Report
14/08/1946	Kilmarnock 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League		0		Start

Date	Result	Competition	Attendance	Type
06/09/1952	Aberdeen 4 - 2 St. Johnstone	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
03/09/1952	Dundee 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	4,500	Start
30/08/1952	Heart of Midlothian 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
27/08/1952	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Dundee	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
23/08/1952	Berwick Rangers 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
16/08/1952	Aberdeen 6 - 0 East Fife	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
13/08/1952	Stirling Albion 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
09/08/1952	Motherwell 5 - 2 Aberdeen	League Cup	8,000	Start
15/05/1952	Aberdeen 5 - 1 Stirling Albion	Scottish Reserve League Cup	15,000	Start
10/05/1952	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Rangers	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
05/05/1952	Rangers 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
30/04/1952	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Hibernian	Scottish Reserve League Cup	10,000	Start
28/04/1952	Hibernian 3 - 4 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
25/04/1952	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Brechin City	Scottish League 'C' Division	1,000	Start
23/04/1952	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Falkirk	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
16/04/1952	Leith Athletic 0 - 10 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
14/04/1952	Rangers 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	26,500	Start
12/04/1952	Dunfermline Athletic 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
05/04/1952	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Rangers	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
29/03/1952	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Berwick Rangers	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
22/03/1952	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Raith Rovers	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
15/03/1952	Berwick Rangers 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
08/03/1952	Heart of Midlothian 2 - 4 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
01/03/1952	Raith Rovers 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
23/02/1952	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Leith Athletic	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
16/02/1952	Dundee United 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
09/02/1952	Raith Rovers 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
12/01/1952	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
05/01/1952	Airdrie 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
02/01/1952	Aberdeen 2 - 1 East Fife	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
01/01/1952	Dundee 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	26,000	Start
29/12/1951	Aberdeen 3 - 4 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	22,000	Start
22/12/1951	St. Mirren 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
15/12/1951	Hibernian 5 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
08/12/1951	Aberdeen 5 - 1 Raith Rovers	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
01/12/1951	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
24/11/1951	Stirling Albion 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
17/11/1951	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
10/11/1951	Dundee 6 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
27/10/1951	Aberdeen 2 - 1 British Army XI	Friendly	0	Start
20/10/1951	Aberdeen 5 - 4 Stirling Albion	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
13/10/1951	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Celtic	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
06/10/1951	Leith Athletic 1 - 5 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
03/10/1951	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Hibernian	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
29/09/1951	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Montrose	Scottish League 'C' Division	7,000	Start
22/09/1951	Berwick Rangers 0 - 7 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
15/09/1951	Aberdeen 7 - 2 St Johnstone	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
08/09/1951	Falkirk 1 - 5 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
05/09/1951	Aberdeen 5 - 2 Arbroath	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
01/09/1951	Celtic 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
29/08/1951	Brechin City 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
25/08/1951	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Hibernian	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
22/08/1951	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Dundee United	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
18/08/1951	Aberdeen 1 - 1 East Fife	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
15/08/1951	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Dundee	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
11/08/1951	Raith Rovers 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
09/05/1951	Aberdeen 6 - 0 Ayr United	Scottish Reserve League Cup	5,000	Start
05/05/1951	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Leith Athletic	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
30/04/1951	Fraserburgh 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
28/04/1951	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Dundee United	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
23/04/1951	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Celtic	Scottish Reserve League Cup	6,000	Start
21/04/1951	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Brechin City	Scottish League 'C' Division	5,500	Start
18/04/1951	Brechin City 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
14/04/1951	Alloa Athletic 0 - 5 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
07/04/1951	Dunfermline Athletic 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
31/03/1951	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Hibernian	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
24/03/1951	Celtic 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
17/03/1951	Aberdeen 13 - 0 Montrose	Scottish League 'C' Division	5,000	Start
10/03/1951	Aberdeen 1 - 4 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
03/03/1951	Raith Rovers 1 - 5 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
24/02/1951	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Falkirk	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
03/02/1951	Aberdeen 2 - 4 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	42,000	Start
27/01/1951	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Inverness Caledonian	Scottish Cup	22,000	Start
20/01/1951	Clyde 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
13/01/1951	Celtic 3 - 4 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	45,000	Start
01/01/1951	Dundee 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	1,500	Start
30/12/1950	Aberdeen 15 - 0 East Fife	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
04/11/1950	Buckie Thistle 5 - 6 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
24/04/1950	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Brechin City	Scottish League 'C' Division	200	Start
08/04/1950	Aberdeen 0 - 5 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
01/04/1950	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Falkirk	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
25/03/1950	Motherwell 5 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
18/03/1950	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Queen of the South	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
15/03/1950	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Queen of the South	Scottish Cup	32,000	Start
11/03/1950	Queen of the South 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	12,000	Start
04/03/1950	Raith Rovers 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
25/02/1950	Celtic 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	65,000	Start
18/02/1950	Partick Thistle 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	25,000	Start
11/02/1950	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish Cup	42,000	Start
04/02/1950	Rangers 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	50,000	Start
28/01/1950	St. Mirren 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	20,000	Start
21/01/1950	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Clyde	Friendly	8,000	Start
14/01/1950	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	25,000	Start
07/01/1950	Third Lanark 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
03/01/1950	Aberdeen 0 - 3 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
02/01/1950	Dundee 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	23,000	Start
31/12/1949	Aberdeen 1 - 2 East Fife	Div 1 (Old)	17,000	Start
24/12/1949	St. Mirren 4 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
17/12/1949	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
10/12/1949	Queen of the South 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
03/12/1949	Heart of Midlothian 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	23,000	Start
26/11/1949	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Raith Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
19/11/1949	Stirling Albion 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
12/11/1949	East Fife 2 - 5 Aberdeen	Scottish League 'C' Division	0	Start
20/08/1949	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Dundee	Scottish League 'C' Division	10,000	Start
20/04/1949	Aberdeen 2 - 3 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
26/03/1949	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Queen of the South	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
05/03/1949	Partick Thistle 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
01/01/1949	Aberdeen 1 - 3 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	26,000	Start
25/12/1948	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Celtic	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
18/12/1948	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Morton	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
27/03/1948	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Clyde	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
16/08/1947	Motherwell 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
13/08/1947	Hibernian 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
17/05/1947	Heart of Midlothian 4 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	15,844	Start
14/05/1947	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
12/05/1947	Buckie Thistle 1 - 6 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
10/05/1947	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Celtic	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
03/05/1947	Rangers 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
26/04/1947	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Rangers	Scottish Second XI Cup	14,000	Start
19/04/1947	Rangers 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
12/04/1947	Morton 6 - 4 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
29/03/1947	Aberdeen 8 - 2 Queen of the South	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
22/03/1947	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Queen's Park Strollers	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
15/03/1947	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
08/03/1947	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Clyde	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
01/02/1947	Clyde 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
18/01/1947	Rangers 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
04/01/1947	Partick Thistle 4 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
02/01/1947	Celtic 1 - 5 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	25,000	Start
01/01/1947	Falkirk 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
28/12/1946	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Hibernian	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
21/12/1946	Motherwell 2 - 5 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
14/12/1946	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Kilmarnock	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
07/12/1946	Third Lanark 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
30/11/1946	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Hamilton Academical	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
23/11/1946	Heart of Midlothian 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
16/11/1946	Queens Park Strollers 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
09/11/1946	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Morton	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
02/11/1946	Queen of the South 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
19/10/1946	Queen of the South 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
28/09/1946	Aberdeen 5 - 2 Queen of the South	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
18/09/1946	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Arbroath	Scottish Second XI Cup	4,000	Start
14/08/1946	Kilmarnock 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start

Appearances

Season	League			League Cup			Scottish Cup			Europe			Total			Other
	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals
1952-53	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1951-52	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0
1950-51	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
1949-50	18	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	1	0	0
1948-49	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1947-48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-47	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	33	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	2	0	0
Total Appearances/Goals:														40	0

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