Clyde Watson

{{short description|Guyanese footballer (born 1956)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Clyde Watson

| fullname =

| image = Clyde Watson (Taps 1976).png

| caption = Watson playing for Clemson in 1975

| height = 1.67 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|2|10}}

| birth_place = Georgetown, British Guiana

| position = Forward / Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1973–1976

| youthclubs1 = Clemson Tigers

| years1 = 1979

| years2 = 1979–1982

| years3 = 1980–1981

| years4 = 1982–1983

| years5 = 1983–1985

| years6 = 1984

| clubs1 = New York Eagles

| clubs2 = Philadelphia Fever (indoor)

| clubs3 = Pennsylvania Stoners

| clubs4 = Detroit Express

| clubs5 = Wichita Wings (indoor)

| clubs6 = Charlotte Gold

| nationalyears1 = 1980

| nationalteam1 = Guyana

| manageryears1 =

| manageryears2 =

| manageryears3 = 2001–

| managerclubs1 = Washington Warthogs (assistant)

| managerclubs2 = University of the District of Columbia

| managerclubs3 = Washington Freedom (assistant)

}}

Clyde Watson (born 10 February 1956) is a retired Guyanese footballer who played professionally in the American Soccer League. He also served as an assistant coach at the Washington Freedom.

Watson attended Clemson University, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1973 to 1976. He was All ACC each of his four seasons with the Tigers.[http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/genrel/100900aaa.html Clemson Tigers Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807192030/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/genrel/100900aaa.html |date=2011-08-07 }} In 2002, he was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team.{{Cite web |url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/081302aag.html |title=13 Tigers Named to ACC 50th Anniversary Team |access-date=2009-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184624/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/081302aag.html |archive-date=2012-04-04 |url-status=dead }}

In 1979, he was a First Team All Star with the New York Eagles of the American Soccer League.{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1979.html |title=The Year in American Soccer - 1979 |access-date=2009-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510021010/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1979.html |archive-date=2013-05-10 |url-status=dead }} In 1980 and 1981, he played for the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League.{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1981.html#ASL |title=The Year in American Soccer - 1981 |access-date=2009-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107071347/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1981.html#ASL |archive-date=2015-01-07 |url-status=dead }} Watson represented Guyana in 1982 World Cup qualifying, scoring four goals in the first round series versus Grenada. In 1982, he moved to the Detroit Express where he played the 1982 and 1983 seasons.

After retiring from playing, Watson went into the coaching ranks. Over the years as a girl's youth coach, his teams have won at least eleven Virginia State Cups, two Region 1 championships and the 2007 National Championship.[http://www.mcleansoccer.org/page/show_article/41278/12738 Clyde Watson to Coach Strikers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121190913/http://www.mcleansoccer.org/page/show_article/41278/12738 |date=2008-11-21 }} In 2001, he was hired as an assistant coach with the Washington Freedom of the Women's United Soccer Association. In 1995, he served as an assistant with the Washington Warthogs of the Continental Indoor Soccer League.WARTHOGS 6, DUSTDEVILS 4 - WASHINGTON ENDS LONG LOSING SKID Washington Post - Sunday, July 23, 1995