Tony Watt
Partick Thistle

Tony Watt

Tony Watt of Partick Thistle was born in Coatbridge, Scotland on 29 December 1993 (age 32).

Tony Watt
Tony Watt · Photo: Vagelis Georgariou

Tony Watt was born in Coatbridge on 29 December 1993 (age 32), and his senior career began close to home with Airdrieonians. Celtic moved for him in January 2011, paying around £100,000, and his early years at the club included the familiar mix of promise, first-team chances and development time away on loan.

He left Celtic in July 2014 for Standard Liège in a deal worth around £1m. What followed was a broad and sometimes unsettled career: Standard, Charlton Athletic, Oud-Heverlee Leuven, St Johnstone, CSKA Sofia, Dundee United and Partick Thistle all came into the story, while Motherwell gave him a more established spell in the Scottish top flight.

His most productive league season came at Dundee United in 2023–2024, when he scored 13 goals in 36 appearances. Now with Partick Thistle, where he wears squad number 32, he remains a regular first-team presence rather than a name living off earlier promise.

In 2025–2026, Watt has made 31 league appearances and scored six league goals for Partick Thistle. Across all competitions, he has 42 appearances and 10 goals, with his current market value around £128,000 according to Transfermarkt.

📈 Key stats and insights

Tony Watt has made 31 Championship appearances for Partick Thistle this season
Tony Watt has started 27 of his 31 league matches in 2025–2026
Tony Watt has scored 10 goals in 42 appearances across league and cup this season
Tony Watt has three Scottish Cup goals in three appearances this season
Tony Watt has received six yellow cards and no reds in the Championship
Last updated 19 May 2026. Send feedback

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Striker
Primary Position
Forward
Position
Tony Watt
ST
1.82m (5ft 11in)
Height
32
Squad Number
88kg (13st 12lb)
Weight
29 December 1993 (age 32)
Date of Birth
Coatbridge
Birthplace
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Country of Birth
Partick Thistle
Team
£128,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle
Championship 2025 - 2026
Games
31
Starting
27
Substitute
4
Unused
5
Utilisation
86%
Goals
6
Yellows
6
Reds
-
Team
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle
League Cup 2025 - 2026
Games
6
Starting
4
Substitute
2
Unused
-
Utilisation
100%
Goals
1
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle
Scottish Cup 2025 - 2026
Games
3
Starting
3
Substitute
-
Unused
-
Utilisation
100%
Goals
3
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle
Prem. Play-offs 2025 - 2026
Games
2
Starting
1
Substitute
1
Unused
-
Utilisation
100%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-

Tony Watt has been a regular starter for Partick Thistle in the 2025–2026 Championship, making 31 league appearances and starting 27 of them. His six league goals are a useful return rather than a dominant one for a striker, but his cup record lifts the picture – one goal in the League Cup and three in the Scottish Cup take him to 10 goals in 42 appearances across the supplied competitions. The six yellow cards also point to an involved, physical role in the side.

📋 Career stats

Team
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle
Season 2025 - 2026
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
31
Goals
6
Team
Motherwell
Motherwell
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
28
Goals
1
Team
Dundee United
Dundee United
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
36
Goals
13
Team
St Mirren
St Mirren
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
10
Goals
1
Team
Dundee United
Dundee United
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
17
Goals
4
Team
Dundee United
Dundee United
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
17
Goals
1
Team
Motherwell
Motherwell
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
19
Goals
9
Team
Motherwell
Motherwell
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
35
Goals
3
Team
Motherwell
Motherwell
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
4
Goals
1
Team
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Games
15
Goals
3
Team
St Johnstone
St Johnstone
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
29
Goals
2
Team
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
Belgium 🇧🇪
Games
11
Goals
1
Team
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
16
Goals
2
Team
Hearts
Hearts
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
16
Goals
1
Team
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
9
Goals
1
Team
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
9
Goals
2
Team
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
14
Goals
2
Team
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
Season 2014 - 2015
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
22
Goals
5
Team
Standard Liege
Standard Liege
Season 2014 - 2015
Country
Belgium 🇧🇪
Games
13
Goals
2
Team
Lierse SK
Lierse SK
Season 2013 - 2014
Country
Belgium 🇧🇪
Games
17
Goals
8
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2013 - 2014
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
2
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2012 - 2013
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
20
Goals
5
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2011 - 2012
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
3
Goals
2
Team
Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians
Season 2010 - 2011
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
15
Goals
3

Tony Watt's recent career line shows a striker whose output has fluctuated rather than settled into a clear upward curve. The supplied record includes 13 goals in 2023–2024, a sharp drop to one in 2024–2025, and six league goals so far in 2025–2026. At 32, the pattern is less about development and more about finding the right role, with his current Partick Thistle spell suggesting regular minutes but a more modest scoring profile.

💰 Transfers

Team
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle
9 July 2025
From
Dundee United
Dundee United
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Motherwell
Motherwell
15 August 2024
From
Dundee United
Dundee United
Type
Loan
Team
Dundee United
Dundee United
1 June 2023
From
St Mirren
St Mirren
Type
Returned from loan
Team
St Mirren
St Mirren
31 January 2023
From
Dundee United
Dundee United
Type
Loan
Team
Dundee United
Dundee United
17 January 2022
From
Motherwell
Motherwell
Type
Fee (£100k)
Team
Motherwell
Motherwell
7 February 2020
From
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia
Type
Free Transfer
Team
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia
1 July 2019
From
St Johnstone
St Johnstone
Type
Free Transfer
Team
St Johnstone
St Johnstone
9 July 2018
Type
Unattached
Team
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
14 August 2017
From
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
Type
Undisclosed
Team
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
1 January 2017
From
Hearts
Hearts
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Hearts
Hearts
20 July 2016
From
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
Type
Loan
Team
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
9 May 2016
From
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
29 January 2016
From
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
Type
Loan
Team
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
16 January 2016
From
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
23 November 2015
From
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
Type
Loan
Team
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
6 January 2015
From
Standard Liege
Standard Liege
Type
Undisclosed
Team
Standard Liege
Standard Liege
28 July 2014
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Fee (£1.2m)
Team
Lierse SK
Lierse SK
30 August 2013
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
1 January 2011
From
Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians
Type
Fee (£100k)
Team
Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians
1 July 2010
Type
Signed

The transfer record points to a player who has moved frequently in the Scottish market. Motherwell sold Tony Watt to Dundee United for €100,000 in January 2022, but the subsequent moves were loans to St Mirren and Motherwell before a free transfer to Partick Thistle in July 2025. That shift from a paid move to loan spells and then a free transfer suggests declining market leverage, even if he remains capable of contributing goals at Championship level.

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