Alfred Ernest Watkins
British association football player
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| Intro | British association football player | |||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |||
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player Sports official Association football manager | |||
| Work field | Sports | |||
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| Birth | 26 June 1878, Wales, United Kingdom, Kingdom of England | |||
| Death | 7 December 1957Barking, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, United Kingdom (aged 79 years) | |||
| Star sign | Cancer | |||
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Alfred Ernest Watkins (26 June 1878 – 7 December 1957) was a Welsh international footballer who played as an inside-forward.
Watkins played club football for Leicester Fosse, Aston Villa, Grimsby Town and Millwall Athletic. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1898 and 1904, playing 5 matches. He played his first match on 19 March 1898 against Scotland and his last match on 21 March 1904 against Ireland.
His younger brother, Walter Watkins, also played professional football.