David

Watson

CM Bolton Wanderers #8

Central Midfield – Midfielder

David Watson

Bolton Wanderers Championship

#235 central midfielder aged U21

Date of birth / Age: 12 Feb 2005 (21)
Citizenship: Scotland
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Contract until: 2029

Benchmarks

central midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#2787

central midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#235

among central midfielders aged U21

In his league

21%

of Premiership central midfielders rank below him

Finishing

+2.7

goals above expected · better than 89% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

12 Expected

9.3

76 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

4 Expected

6.1

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2026/27

Appearances: 3
Starting eleven: 1
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 0
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 124

Starting eleven33%

1 of 3 appearances

Minutes played124

41 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

121 matches · since 2022/23

RBCFRWAMDMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	81	8	4
Defensive Midfield	14	2	0
Attacking Midfield	12	2	0
Right Winger	7	0	0
Other · CF, RB	7	1	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Professional Development League	Bolton Wanderers U21	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	94
2026/27	Championship	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16
2026/27	Carabao Cup	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	14
2025/26	Premiership	Kilmarnock	34	26	3	1	8	0	1	2,389
2025/26	League Cup	Kilmarnock	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	175
2025/26	FA Cup	Kilmarnock	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2024/25	Premiership	Kilmarnock	35	23	4	1	4	0	0	2,109
2024/25	UEFA Europa Conference League	Kilmarnock	4	1	0	–	1	–	0	203
2024/25	UEFA Europa League	Kilmarnock	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	76
2024/25	League Cup	Kilmarnock	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	120
2024/25	FA Cup	Kilmarnock	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	23
2027	UEFA U21 Championship Qualification	Scotland U21	8	8	1	–	1	–	0	666
2023/24	Premiership	Kilmarnock	36	24	5	2	9	0	0	2,302
2023/24	League Cup	Kilmarnock	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	183
2023/24	FA Cup	Kilmarnock	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2023/24	UEFA U19 Championship Qualification	Scotland U19	6	4	1	–	1	–	0	423
2022/23	Premiership	Kilmarnock	10	8	0	0	2	0	1	655

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			145	103	15	4^*	28	0^*	2	9,584

By competition	Apps	G	A
Premiership	115	12	4
Scotland U21	8	1	–
Scotland U19	6	1	–
League Cup	5	0	–
UEFA Europa Conference League	4	0	–
FA Cup	3	0	–
Carabao Cup	1	0	–
Championship	1	0	0
Professional Development League	1	0	–
UEFA Europa League	1	1	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2026 Jul 2026 · Free Transfer Kilmarnock Bolton Wanderers Free Transfer Free
Jul 2022 Jul 2022 · Free Transfer – Kilmarnock Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2026 2 0
Bolton Wanderers U21 2026 1 0
Kilmarnock 2022–2026 128 13

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