Niall Watson joins Warrington Town

Warrington Town are delighted to announce the signing of forward Niall Watson.

Watson, 25, is the son of former Yellows striker Liam Watson, who was sold for a club-record fee to Preston North End back in 1993.

Niall joins on loan until the end of the season from Hednesford Town, and scored against the Yellows in the meeting between the two clubs back in August.

He averaged a goal every other game during a four year spell at Southport, having previously come through the ranks at Accrington Stanley, making two Football League appearances for them.

Manager Paul Carden said: “I’ve known Niall a long time. I know a lot about how he is and how he plays and what type of impact we’re hoping that he can give us.

“He’s a threat in-behind, he’ll stretch the game. He’s a goal threat and he looks to sniff goals out and be in the right place at the right time, as he showed against us for Hednesford.

"We’d already enquired about him then and they put him in and he scored against us, which was typical.

“We need to add people to give us that goal threat and the more players we can bring in to give us that and increase our chances and start finishing the chances we’ve been creating.

“We certainly feel Niall can give us a threat from various attacking positions, because he’s versatile.

“There’s a nice little bit of history between his family and the club. It will be nice if he can be as popular and a goalscorer as his dad was, we’ll welcome that all day long.

“We want to get him playing and get him firing and scoring goals, because he’s capable of doing so and he’s done it in the league above.

“We’ve got him until the end of the season which is important as well.

"We’re mindful of the loans we’ve already got. We want players to be here long-term and we’re looking forward to having him.”

Watson goes straight into contention for Saturday’s trip to Stocksbridge Park Steels, as the Yellows return to league action for the first time in 25 days.