Johnny Watkiss

Johnny Watkiss
Personal information
Full name John Watkiss
Date of birth (1941-03-28) 28 March 1941
Place of birth Willenhall, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Canterbury-Marrickville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1963 Canterbury-Marrickville
1964–1968 APIA Leichhardt
1969–1974 Hakoah
1975–1978 Sutherland
International career
1965–1974 Australia 23 (2)
Managerial career
1977–1978 Sutherland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Watkiss (born 28 March 1941) is an English-born Australian soccer player. He was a member of the Australian 1974 FIFA World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 31 times between 1965 and 1974 scoring 4 times.

Watkiss was born on 28 March 1941, in Willenhall, and moved to Australia as a child.

Watkiss Street in Glenwood is named for him.