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Don Watson (Australian footballer)

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Don Watson
Personal information
Full name Don Watson
Date of birth (1905-05-06)6 May 1905
Date of death 11 May 1948(1948-05-11) (aged 43)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925–29 North Melbourne 31 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Don Watson (6 May 1905 – 11 May 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Watson secured employment in Bacchus Marsh and played with them in 1930[2] and was appointed as captain coach in 1931.[3] Bacchus Marsh were runner up to Geelong West in the 1931 Geelong & District Football League grand final.[4]

Watson was also the secretary of Bacchus Marsh from 1932 to 1933.[5]

Watson was coach of Maddingley when he died suddenly.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 928. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "1930 - Association Football". The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic. : 1866 - 1943). 15 February 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ "1930 - DON WATSON APPOINTED COACH". The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic. : 1866 - 1943). 14 March 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "1931 - LEAGUE FOOTBALL". Melton Express (Vic. : 1915 - 1943). 31 October 1931. p. 1. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ "1933 - BACCHUS MARSH DISTRICT FOOTBALL CLUB". The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic. : 1866 - 1943). 1 April 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ "1948 - Family Notices: Deaths". The Express, Bacchus Marsh (Vic. : 1943 - 1954). 15 May 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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