Full name Neil James Watt Years Team Name Neil Watt | Role Football player 1979–1980 Celtic Position Forward, Defender | |
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Date of birth (1962-09-16) 16 September 1962 (age 53) | ||
Playing position Place of birth Hannover, West Germany | ||
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.