David Shankland Watson stats
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Championship
4.60
4.33
1.65Match-by-match stats
D. Shankland Watson
BoltonMidfielderBefore the next match
Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday
What Middlesbrough allow right central midfielders
Position stats14 appearances at RCM against Middlesbrough in their last 20 matches; league average from the Championship.
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As a right central midfielder, David Shankland Watson has appeared in 34 Premiership matches this season, totalling 2,386 minutes at an average rating of 6.32. Every metric below is shown as a total, a per-90 rate or percentage, and a percentile against other Premiership players.
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Positions played
PremiershipMainly right central midfielder (14 appearances), also at left central midfielder (3) and left midfielder (2).
Bolton squad
K. Dong
22 yrs#7
T. Bair
27 yrs#9
S. Dalby
26 yrs#10
T. Gale
24 yrs#11
S. Iling-Junior23 yrs#16
J. Nelson
24 yrs#26
R. Hardie
29 yrs#39
J. McAtee27 yrs#45
X. Simons23 yrs#4
J. Sheehan
31 yrs#8D. Shankland Watson21 yrs#12
A. Ito
28 yrs#15
R. Rodrigues
30 yrs#20
E. Erhahon25 yrs#21
27 yrs
28 yrs
26 yrs
Previous seasons
Per competition, club and country2025/2026
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premiership | 34 | 2,386 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 56 | 6.32 |
Premiership2024/2025
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 34 | 2,117 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 32 | 6.84 |
 Europa Conference League | 4 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.26 |
 Europa League | 1 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
2023/2024
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 36 | 2,303 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 50 | 6.52 |
2022/2023
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 10 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 6.64 |
About David Shankland Watson
About David Shankland Watson
David Shankland Watson is a 21-year-old midfielder playing for Bolton Wanderers in the Championship, representing Scotland. David Shankland Watson is right-footed and wears the number 12 shirt. Born on 12 February 2005.
Most recent appearance
David Shankland Watson's most recent match was at home against Lincoln City on November 5th. Bolton lost 0-1. David Shankland Watson played 10 minutes with a match rating of 6.29.
Recent matches
- November 27th3-4 winatNorwich City(0 mins, rating 0)
- November 5th0-1 lossvsLincoln City(10 mins, rating 6.29)
- September 6th0-0 drawatQueens Park Rangers(0 mins, rating 0)
- March 25th2-1 winvsPreston North End(0 mins, rating 0)
- May 7th1-0 lossatSheffield Wednesday(14 mins, rating 6.47)
Next fixture
David Shankland Watson and Bolton Wanderers are next in action on December 31st against Middlesbrough in the Championship. Predicted lineups, head-to-head statistics, and tactical analysis are available on the Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough match preview.
Teammates at Bolton Wanderers
David Shankland Watson currently plays alongside Kyliane Dong, Ben Davies, Xavier Simons, Eoin Toal, Jack Bonham, Josh Sheehan, Luca Stephenson, Nathan Broome, Jayden Nelson, Chris Forino, Max Conway, Thierry Gale, Samuel Iling-Junior, Ethan Erhahon, Ryan Hardie, Sam Dalby, Akin Famewo, David Shankland Watson, Lewis Brunt, Atsuki Ito, Gaizka Larrazabal, Rúben Rodrigues, David Harrington, Theo Bair, John McAtee and Gavin Bazunu at Bolton Wanderers.