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Full name
  
John Watkiss

Name
  
Johnny Watkiss

Role
  
Football player

Years
  
Team

Playing position
  
Defender

1964–1968
  
APIA Leichhardt


Date of birth
  
(1941-03-28) 28 March 1941 (age 74)

1957–1963
  
Canterbury-Marrickville

Place of birth
  
Willenhall, England

John "Johnny" Watkiss (born 28 March 1941 in Willenhall, England) 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.

References

Johnny Watkiss Wikipedia