Johnny Watkiss

{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Johnny Watkiss

| fullname = John Watkiss

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1941|3|28}}

| birth_place = Willenhall, England

| height =

| currentclub =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Canterbury-Marrickville

| years1 = 1957–1963

| years2 = 1964–1968

| years3 = 1969–1974

| years4 = 1975–1978

| clubs1 = Canterbury-Marrickville

| clubs2 = APIA Leichhardt

| clubs3 = Hakoah

| clubs4 = Sutherland

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| nationalyears1 = 1965–1974

| nationalteam1 = Australia

| nationalcaps1 = 23

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| manageryears1 = 1977–1978

| managerclubs1 = Sutherland

}}

John Watkiss (born 28 March 1941) is a former soccer defender.[https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/socceroos-greats-where-are-they-now-john-watkiss Socceroos Greats - Where are they now: John Watkiss] theworldgame.sbs.com.au He was a member of the Australian 1974 FIFA World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 31 times between 1965 and 1974 scoring 4 times.

Watkiss was born in 1941 in Willenhall, England and arrived in Australia as a child.{{Cite news |title=J. Watkiss |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/john-watkiss/536980/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |work=Soccerway |language=en}}[http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1974/squad_aus74.html Planet World Cup – 1974 – Squads – Australia]{{Cite news |last=Gatt |first=Ray |date=1985-05-14 |title=The changing face of Australian soccer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-the-changing-f/166784635/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |pages=39}}

Watkiss Street in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood is named for him.{{cite news | first = Christine | last = O'Maley | title = Park is a goner | date = 2010-01-20 | publisher = Cumberland Newspapers | work = Blacktown Advocate | pages = 14 | quote = ...streets are named after well known football identities...}}