Johnny Watkiss
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Watkiss | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Willenhall, England | ||
| Playing position | defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Canterbury-Marrickville | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1963 | Canterbury-Marrickville | ||
| 1964–1968 | APIA Leichhardt | ||
| 1969–1974 | Hakoah | ||
| 1975–1978 | Sutherland | ||
| National team | |||
| 1965–1974 | Australia | 23 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1978 | Sutherland | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John "Johnny" Watkiss (born 28 March 1941 in England[1]) is a former football (soccer) defender. 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 Street in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood is named for him.[2]
References
- ↑ Planet World Cup - 1974 - Squads - Australia
- ↑ O'Maley, Christine (2010-01-20). "Park is a goner". Blacktown Advocate. Cumberland Newspapers. p. 14.
...streets are named after well known football identities...
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