Andrew Watson was a Scottish footballer who is widely considered to be the world’s first black person to play association football at the international level.
Watson began his playing career with Maxwell in 1876, where he turned out as full-back and was also the first black administrator in the British game as he took on secretarial duties alongside his playing commitments.
He was also a talented athlete and won several high jump competitions in his younger years.
Watson played for Scotland’s club, Queen’s Park, during the 1880s and was club secretary. He won two Scottish Cups with Queen’s Park and was capped three times as a full-back for Scotland, in 1881 and 1882, captaining the Scottish side on one occasion.
Andrew Watson died of pneumonia on March 8, 1921 at age 65 in 88 Forest Road, Kew, London, United Kingdom.
Andrew Watson Children: Did Andrew Watson Have Kids?
Yes, Andrew Watson had four children.
In 1877, Andrew Watson met and married Jessie Nimmo Armour in Pollokshields, Glasgow. The pair had two children, Rupert Andrew Watson and Agnes Maud Watson. Jessie Nimmo Armour died in 1882.
Whilst in London, Watson married his second wife, Eliza Kate Taylor in 1887. He and Eliza also had two children, Henry Watson and Phyllis Watson.