Career
Watts was born in the Vauxhall district of Birmingham. He joined Birmingham City as a junior in 1948 and turned professional in 1951 after completing his National Service. In a twelve-year professional career with the club he played 248 games in all competitions, scoring three times.
In 1963 he joined Nuneaton Borough of the Southern Football League, went on to West Midlands (Regional) League club Bromsgrove Rovers the following year, and retired in 1969.
Watts died in a retirement home in Brownhills, West Midlands, in March 2006.