Career
Watson, a centre forward, played 505 times for West Ham between 1920 and 1936. The club paid just £50 for Vic from Wellingborough, bringing him in to provide cover for Syd Puddefoot. Watson is the club"s record goalscorer with 326 goals (298 league and 28 FA cup), a feat unlikely to be bettered in the modern era.
Watson gained two international caps with in 1923 and a further three caps in 1930, scoring four goals in total, including two against Scotland in the 1930 British Home Championship.
He spent one season (1935-1936) with Southampton before retiring and he was the club"s top scorer with 14 goals in 36 league appearances. Upon retiring, he became a market gardener in Girton.
He died in August 1988 at the age of 90. In June 2010 a plaque honouring Watson was unveiled in Girton.