Watson
Squad number in club colours

Liam Watson

Staff
62Current ability
85Potential ability
1,000Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
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First name
Liam
Last name
Watson
Common name
—
Date of birth
21 May 1970 age 50 at game start
Place of birth
Liverpool
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Job
Manager First Team
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
7 May 2018
Contract starts
7 May 2018
Contract expires
30 Jun 2021
Weekly wage
£600
Needs work permit
—

Staff attributes

Coaching

  • Attacking6
  • Defending11
  • Fitness7
  • Mental11
  • Tactical6
  • Technical7
  • Working with youngsters8
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1

Mental

  • Determination9
  • Discipline13
  • Man management13
  • Motivating15

Knowledge

  • Judging player ability13
  • Judging player potential12
  • Judging staff ability10
  • Tactical knowledge6

Board

  • Buying players8
  • Hardness of training6
  • Mind games8

Personality

  • Adaptability8
  • Ambition5
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty13
  • Pressure14
  • Professionalism10
  • Sportsmanship14
  • Temperament18

Staff profile

Coaching badge
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Best job (calc)
Manager First Team · 101
Coaching style
Defending
Preferred mentality
Cautious
Preferred playing style
Long
Preferred pressing style
Balanced
Personality (calc)
Balanced

Job ratings

JobRatingStarsWants
Manager First Team10120
Director of football6—
Physio First Team6—
Sports Scientist First Team6—
Loan Manager6—
Assistant Manager First Team5—
Coach First Team5—
Scout5—
Fitness Coach First Team5—
Head of Youth Development5—
Technical Director5—
Performance Analyst First Team5—
Gk Coach First Team3—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Coaching stars

Overall
Quickness
Strength
GK shot stopping
GK handling
Defending (tactical)
Defending (technical)
Possession (tactical)
Possession (technical)
Attacking (tactical)
Attacking (technical)

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them.

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking6
  • Directness18
  • Pressing8
  • Tempo11
  • Width6
  • Depth11
  • Flamboyancy5
  • Flexibility4
  • Squad rotation10
  • Dirtiness allowance13

Playing career

12
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2007 Burscough Vanarama National League North 00 Unknown fee
2006 Burscough English Northern Premier League Premier Division 40 Unknown fee
2005 Southport Vanarama National League —— Unknown fee
2004 Southport Vanarama National League North —— Unknown fee
2003 Southport English Northern Premier League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
2002 Runcorn FC Halton English Northern Premier League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
1997 Macclesfield Town Sky Bet League Two 90 Unknown fee
1996 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
1995 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 10 Unknown fee
1994 Manchester United English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
1993 Manchester United English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
1992 Manchester United English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 4 with unknown appearances left out)140

Honours

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Awards

2

Staff career

7
FromToClub / nationJob
7 May 2018—SouthportManager First Team
6 Sep 20168 May 2017SouthportDirector of football
20 Mar 201530 Aug 2016Stalybridge CelticManager First Team
3 May 201314 Dec 2014AFC Telford UnitedManager First Team
30 Jun 20083 May 2013SouthportManager First Team
14 Jun 200630 Jun 2008BurscoughPlayer/Manager First Team
17 Oct 200323 May 2006SouthportPlayer/Manager First Team

Career highlights

4

Favourite clubs

Southport Manager90
Everton Supporter80
Burscough Manager75

Favourite people

Joey Dunn Backroom Staff90
Gary Brabin Player80
Carl Baker Player75