Gordon William George Watson (born 20 March 1971) is a retired English football player whose career was almost ended when he suffered a double fracture in the right leg in a tackle with Huddersfield Town defender Kevin Gray on 1 February 1997.
Throughout his career he was known as “Flash”, a nickname he first acquired at 4 years old, after the comic book hero, Flash Gordon.
Born in Sidcup, he was playing in local tyro football when he was spotted...
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Gordon William George Watson (born 20 March 1971) is a retired English football player whose career was almost ended when he suffered a double fracture in the right leg in a tackle with Huddersfield Town defender Kevin Gray on 1 February 1997.
Throughout his career he was known as “Flash”, a nickname he first acquired at 4 years old, after the comic book hero, Flash Gordon.
Born in Sidcup, he was playing in local tyro football when he was spotted by scouts from his local team Charlton Athletic. He joined them as an associate school-boy in June 1985, signing as a trainee in July 1987 and as a professional in April 1989. He made his debut for Charlton against Derby County, who had Peter Shilton in goal. After a two years spell at the Addicks, in which he scored eight goals in 23 starts, the headstrong Watson made the brave move to uproot to South Yorkshire and join Sheffield Wednesday in February 1991 for a fee of £250,000.
Although he was never a regular fixture in the Sheffield...
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