Ted West: Difference between revisions

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 /> In July 1954, he joined [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]].<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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Orient missed so many chances!|work=[[Sunday People]]|date=26 September 1954}}</ref> In his first season with the club, he 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 25 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=66}}</ref>