Rory Watson
Goalkeeper
at Scunthorpe United
at Scunthorpe United
310 days · joined 2025-07-19
👕100+ Apps
Market value
—
Goalkeeper
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0
goals / match
Scunthorpe United
top club · 103 apps
Career highs
€50k
peak value · 2017
—
top transfer fee
—
best season
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1996-02-05 · 4 players total
172Appearances
0Goals
0Assists
8Yellow cards
0Red cards
170Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Rory Watson |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1996-02-05 (30 yrs) |
| Place of birth | York, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | Scunthorpe United |
| On loan from | ↩ York City parent contract: 2026-06-30 |
| Joined | 2025-07-19 |
| Contract expires | 2026-05-31 |
May 2026
Transfer: Scunthorpe Utd. → York City
25/26 · Return from loan
Jul 2025
Transfer: York City → Scunthorpe Utd.
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Scunthorpe United
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — York City
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2023
Transfer: Doncaster → York City
23/24 · Transfer
Aug 2023
Transfer: Wrexham → Doncaster
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Doncaster Rovers, York City
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2022
Transfer: Scunthorpe Utd. → Wrexham
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Wrexham AFC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Scunthorpe United
45 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Scunthorpe United
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Scunthorpe United
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2018
Injury: unknown
47 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Scunthorpe United
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Scunthorpe United
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2017
Transfer: NF United → Scunthorpe Utd.
16/17 · Return from loan
Feb 2017
Transfer: Scunthorpe Utd. → NF United
16/17 · Loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Hull City U23 → Scunthorpe Utd.
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 2017
Transfer: NF United → Hull City U23
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Scunthorpe United, North Ferriby United (- 2019)
40 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Hull City U23 → NF United
16/17 · Loan
Sep 2015
Transfer: Scunthorpe Utd. → Hull U21
15/16 · Return from loan
Aug 2015
Transfer: Hull U21 → Scunthorpe Utd.
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Scunthorpe United, Hull City U21
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2015
Transfer: Gainsborough → Hull U21
14/15 · Return from loan
Feb 2015
Transfer: Hull U21 → Gainsborough
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Gainsborough Trinity, Hull City
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Hull U18 → Hull U21
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: Leeds Youth → Hull U18
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €50k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 388 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals0 total · 0.00/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Clean sheets0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Scunthorpe United
59.9%
York City
6.9%
Doncaster Rovers
0.0%
Wrexham AFC
0.0%
North Ferriby United (- 2019)
23.6%
Hull City U21
1.4%
Hull City
0.0%
Gainsborough Trinity
8.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe United | 8 | 15/16 | 25/26 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 9,143 |
| York City | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1,059 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wrexham AFC | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Ferriby United (- 2019) | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3,600 |
| Hull City U21 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| Hull City | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1,260 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | National League | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | York City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | National League | York City | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 519 |
| 24/25 | National League Playoffs | York City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | York City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | National League | York City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Wrexham AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | National League | Wrexham AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | EFL Trophy | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | League Two | Scunthorpe United | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3,645 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 20/21 | League Two | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,080 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League Two | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,035 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | League One | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 435 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League One | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 17/18 | League One Play-Offs | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| 16/17 | League One | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League One Play-Offs | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | National League | North Ferriby United (- 2019) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3,600 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League One | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL Cup | Hull City U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 14/15 | National League North | Gainsborough Trinity | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,260 |
| 14/15 | Premier League | Hull City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Leeds Youth | Hull U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Hull U18 | Hull U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-06 | Hull U21 | Gainsborough | Loan | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-31 | Gainsborough | Hull U21 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-10 | Hull U21 | Scunthorpe Utd. | Loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-07 | Scunthorpe Utd. | Hull U21 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Hull City U23 | NF United | Loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-30 | NF United | Hull City U23 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-31 | Hull City U23 | Scunthorpe Utd. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-01 | Scunthorpe Utd. | NF United | Loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-03-31 | NF United | Scunthorpe Utd. | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-05 | Scunthorpe Utd. | Wrexham | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-08 | Wrexham | Doncaster | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-24 | Doncaster | York City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-19 | York City | Scunthorpe Utd. | Loan | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-05-31 | Scunthorpe Utd. | York City | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Broken arm | 2018-08-25 | 2019-05-31 | 280 | 47 |
| 23/24 | strain | 2024-04-04 | 2024-05-31 | 58 | 3 |
Current—
Peak€50k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Topliss | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Connor Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Loft | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Hackney | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abo Eisa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devarn Green | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pugh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin van Veen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Fallowfield | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jai Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taron Hare | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Hippolyte | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Emerton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason O'Malley | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Onariase | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Gilliead | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-05-31 | Scunthorpe Utd. | York City | Return from loan | — | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-19 | York City | Scunthorpe Utd. | Loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-03-31 | NF United | Scunthorpe Utd. | Return from loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-01 | Scunthorpe Utd. | NF United | Loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-30 | NF United | Hull City U23 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Hull City U23 | NF United | Loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-07 | Scunthorpe Utd. | Hull U21 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-10 | Hull U21 | Scunthorpe Utd. | Loan | — | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-31 | Gainsborough | Hull U21 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-06 | Hull U21 | Gainsborough | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Scunthorpe United The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Gateshead FC | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | CNAT |
Hartlepool United | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | CNAT |
Woking FC | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | Tamworth FC | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | CNAT |
Altrincham FC | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 4–0 | Braintree Town | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | CNAT |
Solihull Moors | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Available |
| 2025-11-04 | CNAT |
Rochdale AFC | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Aldershot Town | Available |
| 2025-10-21 | CNAT |
Eastleigh FC | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | CNAT |
Boston United | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-10-07 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Morecambe FC | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Available |
| 2025-10-01 | CNAT |
York City | 1–3 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | CNAT |
Southend United | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-09-24 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Boreham Wood | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 4–0 | Truro City | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | CNAT |
Brackley Town | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-08-25 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Halifax Town | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | CNAT |
Sutton United | 2–3 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Woking FC | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | CNAT |
Tamworth FC | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2023-04-29 | CNAT |
Dorking Wanderers | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2023-04-22 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 1–3 | Southend United | Available |
| 2023-04-15 | CNAT |
Aldershot Town | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2023-04-10 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2023-04-07 | CNAT |
Gateshead FC | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2023-04-01 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2023-03-28 | CNAT |
York City | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2023-03-25 | CNAT |
Notts County | 4–0 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2023-03-18 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 4–1 | Wealdstone FC | Available |
| 2023-03-14 | CNAT |
Solihull Moors | 3–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2023-03-07 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Altrincham FC | Available |
| 2023-03-04 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Eastleigh FC | Available |
| 2023-02-28 | CNAT |
Maidstone United | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2023-02-25 | CNAT |
Boreham Wood | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2023-02-21 | CNAT |
Wrexham AFC | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2023-02-18 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 3–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Available |
| 2023-02-03 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 1–3 | Barnet FC | Available |
| 2023-01-28 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Bromley FC | Available |
| 2023-01-25 | CNAT |
Halifax Town | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2023-01-14 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Woking FC | Available |
| 2023-01-07 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | Maidenhead United | Available |
| 2023-01-01 | CNAT |
Chesterfield FC | 4–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2022-12-26 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Chesterfield FC | Available |
| 2022-12-10 | CNAT |
Yeovil Town | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2022-12-03 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 1–4 | Notts County | Available |
| 2022-11-26 | CNAT |
Wealdstone FC | 3–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
Teams faced most often by Rory Watson's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Athletic | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 40% |
| Southend United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 45% |
| Rochdale AFC | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 24% |
| Walsall FC | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 44% |
| Bradford City | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 19% |
| Hartlepool United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 50% |
| Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 14% |
| Port Vale FC | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 38% |
| Northampton Town | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 25% |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 42% |
| Sutton United | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 18% |
| Carlisle United | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 27% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Senior debut season |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 7 | 519 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 21/22 | 45 | 4,005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 16/17 | 40 | 3,600 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.
| Season | Matches | Mins | Clean sheets | CS % | Goals conceded | GC / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| 24/25 | 7 | 519 | 3 | 43% | 8 | 1.39 |
| 23/24 | 6 | 540 | 2 | 33% | 9 | 1.5 |
| 21/22 | 45 | 4,005 | 6 | 13% | 86 | 1.93 |
| 20/21 | 15 | 1,350 | 2 | 13% | 31 | 2.07 |
| 19/20 | 26 | 2,305 | 3 | 12% | 40 | 1.56 |
| 18/19 | 6 | 525 | 0 | 0% | 14 | 2.4 |
| 17/18 | 10 | 868 | 0 | 0% | 16 | 1.66 |
| 16/17 | 40 | 3,600 | 6 | 15% | 69 | 1.73 |
| 14/15 | 14 | 1,260 | 3 | 21% | 20 | 1.43 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
National League
54 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two
76 apps
0 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
10 apps
0 G
0 A
League One
9 apps
0 G
0 A
National League North
14 apps
0 G
0 A
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Rory Watson is an England professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scunthorpe United.
How old is Rory Watson?
Rory Watson is 30 years old. He was born on February 5, 1996 in York.
What position does Rory Watson play?
Rory Watson plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).
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Rory Watson currently plays for Scunthorpe United.