William Watson, known as Willie, is a former Irish international lawn bowler who competed at three Commonwealth Games and represented Northern Ireland. A post office worker by profession, he made his international debut in 1973 and in 1977 was Ireland's bowler of the year. He played the fours at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton with Willie Murray, Michael Dunlop and Jimmy Donnelly, won a bronze medal in the fours with Sammy Allen, Frank Campbell and John McCloughlin at the 1982 Games in Brisbane, and another bronze in the fours with Ernie Parkinson, Billie Montgomery and Roy McCune at the 1986 Games in Edinburgh.
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Four years later he won a bronze medal in the fours with Sammy Allen, Frank Campbell and John McCloughlin at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.
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