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Duncan Watmore

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Duncan Watmore
Watmore playing for Sunderland in 2015
Personal information
Full name Duncan Ian Watmore[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position Forward
Youth career
–2006 Manchester United
2010–2011 Altrincham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Altrincham 48 (15)
2012 → Clitheroe (loan) 4 (0)
2012 → Curzon Ashton (loan)
2013–2020 Sunderland 71 (5)
2014 → Hibernian (loan) 9 (1)
2020–2023 Middlesbrough 92 (21)
2023–2025 Millwall 76 (11)
2026 Rotherham United 13 (0)
International career
2015 England U20 5 (2)
2015–2016 England U21 13 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 (UTC)

Duncan Ian Watmore (born 8 March 1994) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Watmor played for Altrincham, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Millwall and Rotherham United, with loans at Hibernian, Clitheroe & Curzon Ashton.

Early life

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Watmore was born in Manchester[4] and is the son of Ian Watmore, a former chief executive of the Football Association.[5] He was educated at Cheadle Hulme School.[6]

Career

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Early career

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Watmore started his career at Manchester United, but was released at the age of 12.[7] He joined Altrincham in their youth team at the age of 16.[7] He made his first-team debut on 27 November 2011 as a substitute in a 2–1 away defeat to F.C. United of Manchester in the FA Trophy.[8] Watmore had spells on loan at Northern Premier League Division One North clubs Clitheroe and Curzon Ashton in early 2012.[9][10] He scored 14 goals for Altrincham in the 2012–13 season.[11]

Sunderland

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Watmore playing for Sunderland in 2015

Watmore signed for Premier League club Sunderland on 24 May 2013 for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.[5][12] He made his debut for the Sunderland first team on 5 January 2014 as a 60th-minute substitute for Ji Dong-won in a 3–1 home win against Carlisle United in the third round of the FA Cup.[13]

On 31 January 2014, Watmore joined Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on loan for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[14] His first goal came on 15 March 2014 in a 3–1 defeat away to Partick Thistle.[15][16] Watmore left Hibernian at the end of the season.[17]

On 29 May 2015, Watmore was named the U21 Premier League Player of the Season, after scoring 11 goals in 19 matches in the competition.[18]

Watmore made his league debut for Sunderland on 15 August 2015, coming off the bench to score a late consolation goal with a scuffed volley into the bottom-left corner in a 3–1 home loss to Norwich City.[19] He signed a new four-year contract with Sunderland on 22 November 2015.[20] Watmore returned from two months out with an ankle injury on 16 April 2016 as a half time substitute away to Norwich City, and scored the third goal in Sunderland's 3–0 victory, a result which brought the team to within a point of Norwich in the relegation battle.[21]

Watmore was ruled out for the remainder of the a 2016–17 season after suffering cruciate knee ligament injury during Sunderland's 2–1 home win over Leicester City on 3 December 2016.[22]

It was announced on 17 June 2020 that Watmore would be leaving Sunderland, bringing to an end his 7 years at the club.[23]

Middlesbrough

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On 17 November 2020, Watmore signed for Middlesbrough on a short-term deal until January 2021.[24] He scored his first goals for Middlesbrough when he scored twice in a 2–1 win against Swansea City on 2 December 2020.[25] Watmore continued his goal scoring with two on 12 December in a 3–0 win against Millwall.[26] On 7 January 2021, Watmore signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal at Middlesbrough.[27][28] Watmore's performances earned him the championship player of the month for December.[29] Watmore was Middlesbrough's top scorer for the 2020–21 season, with nine goals.

Millwall

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On 31 January 2023, Watmore signed for Millwall for an undisclosed fee.[30] On 19 May 2025, the club announced the player would be leaving in June when his contract expired.[31]

Rotherham United

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On 2 February 2026, Watmore signed for Rotherham United.[32] On 8 May 2026 Rotherham announced he was being released after the team's relegation to EFL League Two.[33]

On 8 July 2026 Watmore announced his retirement from professional football at age 32[34]

International career

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Watmore made his debut for England under-20s on 28 May 2015 in the 2015 Toulon Tournament, scoring England's second goal in a 3–3 draw with Morocco.[35] He was named in the Team of the Tournament and was also voted as the Revelation of the Tournament.[36][37] He made five appearances and scored two goals for the under-20s in 2015.[38]

In August 2015, Watmore was called up to the England under-21 squad for the first time.[39] He made his debut against the United States on 3 September 2015 as a second-half substitute, and assisted James Wilson's winning goal.[40] Watmore scored his first under-21 goal and assisted two others on 14 November 2015 after coming on as a substitute against Switzerland in a 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.[41] He was part of the team that won the 2016 Toulon Tournament, their first such win for 22 years.[42] He scored three goals in 13 appearances for the under-21s from 2015 to 2016.[43]

Style of play

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Watmore plays as a winger.[44] In November 2015, Sunderland forward Jermain Defoe likened Watmore to Gareth Bale, his former Tottenham Hotspur teammate, citing a shared ability of ball control.[45]

Personal life

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Watmore continued studying for a degree in economics and business management after signing for Sunderland, transferring from the University of Manchester to Newcastle University.[46] He graduated with a first-class honours degree in December 2015.[47] In 2017, whilst on holiday in Barbados, Watmore reportedly helped save three pensioners from the water after a boat crash.[48]

Career statistics

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As of the end of 2024–25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Altrincham 2011–12[49] Conference North 11100—1[c]0121
2012–13[11] Conference North 371440—5[d]04614
Total 481540—605815
Clitheroe (loan) 2011–12[50] NPL Division One West 40———40
Sunderland 2013–14[15] Premier League 001000—10
Hibernian (loan) 2013–14[15] Scottish Premiership 9110—00101
Sunderland 2014–15[51] Premier League 000000—00
2015–16[52] Premier League 2331011—254
2016–17[53] Premier League 1400030—170
2017–18[54] EFL Championship 600000—60
2018–19[55] League One 11110004[e]1162
2019–20[56] League One 17120003[f]1222
Total 715504172878
Middlesbrough 2020–21[57] EFL Championship 30900—00309
2021–22[58] EFL Championship 41730—00447
2022–23[59] EFL Championship 2151010—235
Total 92214010009721
Millwall 2022–23[59] EFL Championship 163000000163
2023–24[60] EFL Championship 343110000354
2024–25[61] EFL Championship 265102000295
Total 76112120008012
Career total 300531617113233657
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes League/EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup, two in FA Trophy, two in Conference North play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  6. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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England U21

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Sunderland" (PDF). English Football League. p. 39. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Duncan Watmore". ESPN FC. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Duncan Watmore". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "D. Watmore: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Sunderland sign Altrincham striker Duncan Watmore". BBC Sport. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Baxter, Trevor (25 September 2015). "Former Altrincham striker Duncan Watmore aims to come back and haunt Manchester United". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. 1 2 Mitten, Andy (20 August 2015). "Manchester United: Story of Premier League's newest star Reds let go". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Altrincham FC: First-Team Players: 2012/13". Altrincham F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  9. ↑ McLean, Ross (24 January 2012). "Clitheroe 1, Mossley 1". Clitheroe Advertiser. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "March Transfers (Part One)..." Non-League Pitchero. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Appearances: League: Altrincham FC: Blue Square Bet North 2012–13". Altrincham F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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  12. ↑ "Striker Watmore excited by move to Sunderland". Sunderland Echo. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  13. ↑ Vose, Stuart (5 January 2014). "Sunderland 3 Carlisle 1". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Transfer Deadline Day: Hibs land Watmore, Boateng & Haynes". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 "Games played by Duncan Watmore in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  16. ↑ Moffat, Colin (15 March 2014). "Partick Thistle 3–1 Hibernian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Out of Contract Players". Hibernian F.C. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "Watmore claims Barclays U21 Player of the Season award". Premier League. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015.
  19. ↑ Hunter, James (15 August 2015). "Sunderland 1–3 Norwich match report: Pressure is on Ellis Short as Black Cats crash again". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Duncan Watmore: Sunderland striker signs new four-year contract". BBC Sport. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  21. ↑ Ronay, Barney (16 April 2016). "Duncan Watmore seals Sunderland victory over Norwich in survival battle". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "Duncan Watmore: Sunderland forward ruled out for season". BBC Sport. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "Sunderland retained list: Duncan Watmore one of five to leave as Jon McLaughlin, Chris Maguire and Tom Flanagan offered new deals". 17 June 2020.
  24. ↑ "Middlesbrough sign former Sunderland forward". BBC Sport. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  25. ↑ "Middlesbrough 2-1 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Middlesbrough 3-0 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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  29. 1 2 "Duncan Watmore Named Sky Bet Player of the Month | Middlesbrough FC".
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  31. ↑ "Shaun Hutchinson: Millwall club captain to leave when deal expires". BBC Sport. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
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  33. ↑ "Rotherham United: Captain Joe Rafferty to stay but 11 players to leave Millers". BBC Sport. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
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  36. 1 2 "L'équipe-type du Festival International Espoirs 2015" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  37. 1 2 Johns, Craig (8 June 2015). "Is Duncan Watmore Sunderland's next star? Youngster wins top award on England duty". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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  40. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (4 September 2015). "James Wilson's 'confidence boost' for Norway trip". The Football Association. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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  52. ↑ "Games played by Duncan Watmore in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  53. ↑ "Games played by Duncan Watmore in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  54. ↑ "Games played by Duncan Watmore in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  55. ↑ "Games played by Duncan Watmore in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  56. ↑ "Games played by Duncan Watmore in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  57. ↑ "Games played by Duncan Watmore in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  58. ↑ "Games played by Duncan Watmore in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  59. 1 2 "Games played by Duncan Watmore in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  60. ↑ "Games played by Duncan Watmore in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  61. ↑ "Games played by Duncan Watmore in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  62. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (29 May 2016). "England under-21s lift Toulon title after win over France". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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