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Marley Watkins
Marley Joseph Watkins (born 17 October 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock. He has attained two caps for the Wales national team.
Born in Lewisham in London, Watkins grew up in Swansea in Wales. Through his parents, he qualified to play for Wales and France. He is the grandson of the writer Gwen Watkins and the Welsh poet Vernon Watkins.
Watkins started his career as a youth player at Swansea City but was released and he joined Cheltenham Town in 2008. On 9 August 2008, he made his first senior appearance for the club, playing in the last ten minutes of a 4–2 defeat at Northampton Town. In doing so, he became Cheltenham Town's youngest ever league player. He scored his first professional goal after coming on as a substitute against Northampton in the 2009–10 season.
In September 2010, Watkins joined Conference National side Bath City on loan. He subsequently signed for Bath on a permanent basis in January 2011, after his successful loan spell.
At the start of the 2012–13 season, Watkins signed a one-year deal at Hereford United. Watkins enjoyed a successful start to his Hereford career by winning a 'Player of the Month' award in his first month at the club. He ultimately played 34 league games and scored five goals in his season at Hereford.
In June 2013 it was announced that Watkins would be joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the 2013–2014 season. He made his Scottish Premiership debut at Celtic Park on 24 August, coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with Celtic. On 30 May 2015, he opened the scoring for Inverness in the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park, as the club secured a 2–1 victory against Falkirk. During his time at Inverness, the club reached the final of the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup and in addition to the Scottish Cup win, they finished third in the Scottish Premiership in 2014–15 and qualified for European football for the first time in their history.
On 5 June 2015, Watkins signed for League One club Barnsley. In his first season with Barnsley, the club won the Football League Trophy against Oxford United, and won promotion via the playoffs to gain promotion to the Championship. He scored eight goals and got nine assists in 42 games during his debut season with Barnsley. Additionally, Watkins scored on his Championship debut against Ipswich Town and assisted another with Barnsley losing the game, 4–2.
On 1 June 2017, Watkins signed for Championship club Norwich City on a free transfer. He joined the club on 1 July. He scored his first goal for Norwich in an EFL Cup tie against Charlton Athletic on 22 August 2017.
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Marley Watkins
Marley Joseph Watkins (born 17 October 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock. He has attained two caps for the Wales national team.
Born in Lewisham in London, Watkins grew up in Swansea in Wales. Through his parents, he qualified to play for Wales and France. He is the grandson of the writer Gwen Watkins and the Welsh poet Vernon Watkins.
Watkins started his career as a youth player at Swansea City but was released and he joined Cheltenham Town in 2008. On 9 August 2008, he made his first senior appearance for the club, playing in the last ten minutes of a 4–2 defeat at Northampton Town. In doing so, he became Cheltenham Town's youngest ever league player. He scored his first professional goal after coming on as a substitute against Northampton in the 2009–10 season.
In September 2010, Watkins joined Conference National side Bath City on loan. He subsequently signed for Bath on a permanent basis in January 2011, after his successful loan spell.
At the start of the 2012–13 season, Watkins signed a one-year deal at Hereford United. Watkins enjoyed a successful start to his Hereford career by winning a 'Player of the Month' award in his first month at the club. He ultimately played 34 league games and scored five goals in his season at Hereford.
In June 2013 it was announced that Watkins would be joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the 2013–2014 season. He made his Scottish Premiership debut at Celtic Park on 24 August, coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with Celtic. On 30 May 2015, he opened the scoring for Inverness in the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park, as the club secured a 2–1 victory against Falkirk. During his time at Inverness, the club reached the final of the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup and in addition to the Scottish Cup win, they finished third in the Scottish Premiership in 2014–15 and qualified for European football for the first time in their history.
On 5 June 2015, Watkins signed for League One club Barnsley. In his first season with Barnsley, the club won the Football League Trophy against Oxford United, and won promotion via the playoffs to gain promotion to the Championship. He scored eight goals and got nine assists in 42 games during his debut season with Barnsley. Additionally, Watkins scored on his Championship debut against Ipswich Town and assisted another with Barnsley losing the game, 4–2.
On 1 June 2017, Watkins signed for Championship club Norwich City on a free transfer. He joined the club on 1 July. He scored his first goal for Norwich in an EFL Cup tie against Charlton Athletic on 22 August 2017.