Conference South Dorchester Town
Ben Watson (footballer, born December 1985) played for which team from 2012 to 2013?
Ben Watson ( footballer , born December 1985 ) Benjamin Charles Watson ( born 6 December 1985 ) is an English footballer , who plays for St Martins as a striker . He is also currently a coach at League 2 side Exeter Citys community trust and holds his B-License coaching qualification . The striker started his career with Brighton before a few loan moves before signing for Bognor Regis permanently in 2004 . He later moved onto Grays Athletic where he impressed and earned a move to then Conference side Exeter City after catching the eye of manager Paul Tisdale . Watson is currently on his second spell at Bideford following a recent second spell with Dorchester . Watson is perhaps best known for his time at League Two side Exeter where he won promotion twice , first time through the conference playoffs ( where he wore the number 32 ) and played at Wembley , and the second was an automatic promotion to league one the following season ( where he wore the #19 shirt ) . He had two short loan spells with Forest Green and a third with Bath City before being released by Exeter due to a constant calf injury across 2 seasons and joining Eastbourne Borough . Watson has recently signed for Bideford for a second spell following time at Dorchester ( two spells ) and Truro City . Career . Born in Shoreham-by-Sea , Watson has also played for Exeter City , Bognor Regis Town and Grays Athletic . He holds UEFA B coaching badges for both football and futsal . With this he spent some of his time whilst at Bognor Regis coaching at Varndean School in Brighton . He then moved on to Grays Athletic . Watson made his debut for Exeter City on 24 March 2008 in the 3–1 away defeat at Weymouth , while on loan from Grays Athletic . Following Exeters promotion to the Football League , Watson signed a one-year contract with the club . He made his debut as an Exeter signee , at home to Shrewsbury Town , in the 2–1 defeat in the Football League Trophy on 2 September 2008 . On the last day of that year , he extended his contract to tie him to the club until the end of the 2009–10 season . Watson joined Forest Green Rovers on loan for a month on 31 December 2009 . The loan was terminated just a couple of days after however as Watson suffered a calf injury before the move . Forest Green signed Watson on loan again the next season in September 2010 . He made his debut the next day in a 3–0 away loss against Barrow . He returned to Exeter City in October when his loan spell with Forest Green Rovers expired . In May 2011 Exeter announced that he would not be offered a new deal at the end of the season . Watson signed for Eastbourne Borough on 21 June 2011 . A year later , he signed for Conference South Dorchester Town . He ended the 2012–13 season as Dorchesters top goal scorer with 17 goals in all competitions and signed a two-year contract in June 2013 . With Dorchester experiencing financial problems , Watson and teammate Arran Pugh joined Pughs old club Truro City in the Southern Premier League on 4 October 2013 . Watson scored twice on his debut the following day as Truro lost 7–3 at home to St Albans City . He won Truro Citys Golden Boot award for 2013–14 with 13 goals in all competitions , but after a poor start to the following season he was placed on the transfer list by manager Steve Tully . He was later brought to Bideford by general manager Steve Massey , formerly manager at Truro City . He joined South West Peninsula League club St Martins in February 2018 . External links . - Ben Watson player profile at exetercityfc.co.uk