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'''Edward West''' (4 November 1930 – 2002) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[left-back]].<ref name=hug>{{Hugman|20796}}</ref> His clubs included [[Oldham Athletic F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]], and [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] and he played a total of 215 games in [[the Football League]]. |
'''Edward West''' (4 November 1930 – April 2002) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[left-back]].<ref name=hug>{{Hugman|20796}}</ref> His clubs included [[Oldham Athletic F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]], and [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] and he played a total of 215 games in [[the Football League]]. |
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==Early life== |
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Born in [[Parbold]], West lived in India for part of his youth, and during the Second World War he was [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] to [[Wigan]]. After leaving school he worked in the motor trade while playing amateur football.<ref name="triggs">{{cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| isbn=0-7524-2243-X|pages=331}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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West played for [[Eastbourne United F.C.|Eastbourne United]] as an amateur<ref>{{cite news|title=Walsall Lose Interest in Clark, Cameron|work=[[Evening Standard]]|date=12 November 1955}}</ref> before beginning his professional career with [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]], but did not play a [[first team (association football)|first team]] game.<ref name=hug /> |
West played for [[Eastbourne United F.C.|Eastbourne United]] as an amateur<ref>{{cite news|title=Walsall Lose Interest in Clark, Cameron|work=[[Evening Standard]]|date=12 November 1955}}</ref> before beginning his professional career with [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]], but did not play a [[first team (association football)|first team]] game.<ref name=hug /> He had an unsuccessful trial with [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]],<ref name=triggs /> before joining [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] in July 1954.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gillingham signing|work=[[Coventry Evening Telegraph]]|date=23 July 1954}}</ref> Initially a member of the [[reserve team]], he made his Football League debut for the club against [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] in September 1954.<ref>{{cite news|title=Orient missed so many chances!|work=[[Sunday People]]|date=26 September 1954}}</ref> The correspondent for the ''[[Sunday Dispatch]]'' wrote that West was "fully tested by the forceful [[Vic Groves|Groves]] but after settling down kept a tight hold on him".<ref>{{cite news|title=Faulty Orient Shooting|work=[[Sunday Dispatch]]|date=26 September 1954}}</ref> In his first season with the club, West played 28 times,<ref>{{cite book | last = Brown | first = Tony | title = The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record | publisher = Soccerdata | year = 2003 | isbn = 978-1-8994-6820-1 |location=[[Nottingham]]|page=64}}</ref> but was [[sent off (association football)|sent off]] against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in March 1955.<ref>{{cite news|title=Right 'spot' for Watford|work=[[Sunday People|The People]]|date=6 March 1955}}</ref> In his second season with the club he was a near ever-present, playing 46 times,<ref>{{cite book | last = Brown | first = Tony | title = The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record | publisher = Soccerdata | year = 2003 | isbn = 978-1-8994-6820-1 |location=[[Nottingham]]|page=65}}</ref> and the following season he played 26 times, missing a month of action due to injury.<ref>{{cite book | last = Brown | first = Tony | title = The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record | publisher = Soccerdata | year = 2003 | isbn = 978-1-8994-6820-1 |location=[[Nottingham]]|page=66}}</ref> |
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After three seasons with Gillingham, West joined [[Oldham Athletic F.C.|Oldham Athletic]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bid for a Scottish inside forward|work=Crewe Chronicle|date=12 October 1957}}</ref> He spent |
After three seasons and exactly 100 professional games with Gillingham, West left the club and joined [[Oldham Athletic F.C.|Oldham Athletic]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bid for a Scottish inside forward|work=Crewe Chronicle|date=12 October 1957}}</ref> He spent four seasons with the club, making 117 Football League appearances.<ref name=hug /><ref>{{cite news|title=Unlucky Groves has cost £1,150 a goal|work=Derby Evening Telegraph|date=14 December 1957}}</ref> In 1958, [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] were both reported to be scouting West but ultimately did not sign him.<ref>{{cite news|title='I Refused to Quit' says Joe Smith|work=[[Sunday People|The People]]|date=2 February 1958}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sambrook Next?|work=[[Sunday People|The People]]|date=5 October 1958}}</ref> |
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==Playing style== |
==Playing style== |
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West was slightly built for a full-back but fast and was described |
West was slightly built for a full-back but fast and was described in 1956 as having "an almost uncanny anticipatory sense for danger" on the pitch.<ref>{{cite news|work=Middlesex Advertiser|date=9 November 1956|title=Yiewsley expect 15,000 gate}}</ref> |
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==Subsequent life== |
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After leaving Doncaster, West emigrated to Australia and played football for a club in [[Bankstown]].<ref name="triggs2">{{cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| isbn=0-7524-2243-X|pages=332}}</ref> He died in April 2002 in [[Mansfield]].<ref name=hug /> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 25 May 2024
Edward West (4 November 1930 – April 2002) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-back.[1] His clubs included Oldham Athletic, Gillingham, and Doncaster Rovers and he played a total of 215 games in the Football League.
Early life
[edit]Born in Parbold, West lived in India for part of his youth, and during the Second World War he was evacuated to Wigan. After leaving school he worked in the motor trade while playing amateur football.[2]
Career
[edit]West played for Eastbourne United as an amateur[3] before beginning his professional career with Doncaster Rovers, but did not play a first team game.[1] He had an unsuccessful trial with Aldershot,[2] before joining Gillingham in July 1954.[4] Initially a member of the reserve team, he made his Football League debut for the club against Leyton Orient in September 1954.[5] The correspondent for the Sunday Dispatch wrote that West was "fully tested by the forceful Groves but after settling down kept a tight hold on him".[6] In his first season with the club, West played 28 times,[7] but was sent off against Watford in March 1955.[8] In his second season with the club he was a near ever-present, playing 46 times,[9] and the following season he played 26 times, missing a month of action due to injury.[10]
After three seasons and exactly 100 professional games with Gillingham, West left the club and joined Oldham Athletic.[11] He spent four seasons with the club, making 117 Football League appearances.[1][12] In 1958, Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City were both reported to be scouting West but ultimately did not sign him.[13][14]
Playing style
[edit]West was slightly built for a full-back but fast and was described in 1956 as having "an almost uncanny anticipatory sense for danger" on the pitch.[15]
Subsequent life
[edit]After leaving Doncaster, West emigrated to Australia and played football for a club in Bankstown.[16] He died in April 2002 in Mansfield.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Ted West". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ a b Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 331. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ "Walsall Lose Interest in Clark, Cameron". Evening Standard. 12 November 1955.
- ^ "Gillingham signing". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 23 July 1954.
- ^ "Orient missed so many chances!". Sunday People. 26 September 1954.
- ^ "Faulty Orient Shooting". Sunday Dispatch. 26 September 1954.
- ^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Nottingham: Soccerdata. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-8994-6820-1.
- ^ "Right 'spot' for Watford". The People. 6 March 1955.
- ^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Nottingham: Soccerdata. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-8994-6820-1.
- ^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Nottingham: Soccerdata. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-8994-6820-1.
- ^ "Bid for a Scottish inside forward". Crewe Chronicle. 12 October 1957.
- ^ "Unlucky Groves has cost £1,150 a goal". Derby Evening Telegraph. 14 December 1957.
- ^ "'I Refused to Quit' says Joe Smith". The People. 2 February 1958.
- ^ "Sambrook Next?". The People. 5 October 1958.
- ^ "Yiewsley expect 15,000 gate". Middlesex Advertiser. 9 November 1956.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 332. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.