Mark Watts

Mark Watts

After several brilliant displays on the wing for Luton reserves, Welham Green born Mark was suddenly thrust into the Hatters first team in a home FA Cup Third Round clash with Peterborough in January 1983 replacing the injured David Moss.

With Moss still injured the teenager, who had come up through the ranks at Kenilworth Road, did enough to keep his place the following week for the visit of Tottenham in a top flight League fixture.

The return of Argentine maestro Ossie Ardiles to the Spurs line-up for the first time since the end of the Falklands war swelled the gate to 21,231, a figure never subsequently bettered at Kenilworth Road, and in this tense atmosphere Mark set up the Luton goal in a 1-1 draw.

Surprisingly, Mark was never given another first team chance and he is now living in Cheshunt and works in London as a market trader in fruit and vegetables.