Neil James Watt was born on 16 September 1962 and is a Scottish football player and manager.
18 Facts About Neil Watt
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Neil Watt played first team football for Forfar Athletic, East Stirlingshire, Stirling Albion, Stranraer.
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Neil Watt then played for and managed a number of Scottish football clubs, before returning to the senior game as manager of Stranraer in 2003.
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Neil Watt then went on to play for a number of Scottish junior clubs, most successfully Maryhill where he later became manager, before returning to the game as manager of Stranraer, Ayr United and Clyde.
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Neil Watt scored on his senior debut aged 17 and continued to play professional football on a part time basis for 10 years while forging a business career in property.
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Neil Watt then moved to Junior football having further success winning various leagues and cups along the way.
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Neil Watt played and scored in British football's highest scoring game in over 120 years, Stirling Albion v Selkirk - Scottish Cup 2nd round 1986.
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Neil Watt had discussions with various full-time clubs, most notably Dundee but he turned down several opportunities due to his other business interest.
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Neil Watt was keen to promote young talent and gave opportunities to various players who moved onto full-time clubs.
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Neil Watt left Stranraer in 2006 when the part-time club was relegated from the Championship, losing a play-off final with Partick Thistle FC.
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Neil Watt resigned from that post in October 2007, for reasons that were not explained.
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Neil Watt was named Manager of the Month on several occasions.
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Neil Watt continued to have a periphery involvement in professional football, advising and mentoring at different levels.
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In 2009 Neil Watt was appointed to the Board of Clyde, as Director of Football.
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Neil Watt saw this as a challenge to rescue a famous club in decline and after 4 successful years on the board, he resigned with the club on a more stable footing.
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Neil Watt has built a successful business career in residential property management.
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Neil Watt has served on a variety of professional groups offering his advice and support on many industry matters.
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Neil Watt has owned various racehorses in partnership with long-time friend David Moyes, current manager of West Ham Utd.