Neil Watt

Neil Watt

Personal information
Full name	Neil James Watt
Date of birth	(1962-09-16) 16 September 1962
Place of birth	Hannover, West Germany
Position(s)	Forward / Defender
Youth career
1979–1980	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1982	Forfar Athletic	46	(16)
1982–1983	East Stirlingshire	31	(3)
1983–1986	Stirling Albion	73	(11)
1986–1989	Stranraer	109	(7)
	Shettleston
Total		259	(37)
Managerial career
2003–2006	Stranraer
2007	Ayr United
2010	Clyde (caretaker)
2011	Clyde (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil James Watt (born 16 September 1962) is a German-born Scottish football player and manager.

Career

Watt made over 250 appearances in the Scottish Football League during his playing career. He played first team football for Forfar Athletic, East Stirlingshire, Stirling Albion, Stranraer. He then played for and managed a number of Scottish junior clubs, before returning to the senior game as manager of Stranraer in 2003.

Watt enjoyed immediate success as manager of Stranraer, leading them to the 2003–04 Scottish Third Division championship. He then guided Stranraer to a second successive promotion, as runners-up in the 2004–05 Scottish Second Division. Watt had discussions with Dundee about becoming their manager in 2005, but he turned down the possibility of a move because he had other business interests. Watt left Stranraer at the end of season 2005-06, when the club was relegated back to the Second Division.

Watt was appointed manager of Ayr United on 22 March 2007. He resigned from that position on 22 October 2007.

He was appointed director of football at Clyde, effective from 1 August 2009. Clyde had severe financial problems and were relegated to the Third Division during Watt's time at the club. He twice took temporary control of the Clyde first team, as its caretaker manager; he left the club in January 2012.

External links

• Neil Watt career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database