Andrew Watson

Andrew Watson was born in 1857 in British Guiana, the son of a Scottish sugar planter Peter Miller and a local girl Rose Watson. He enrolled at Glasgow University in 1875 to study Philosophy, Mathematics and Civil Engineering and Mechanics.

Watson first played for Maxwell F.C. and in 1876 he signed for local side Parkgrove F.C. where he was additionally their match secretary, making Watson football’s first black administrator. After marrying in Glasgow, he soon signed for Queen's Park F.C. and later became their secretary. He led the team to several Scottish Cup wins becoming the first black player to win a major competition.