Gordon West

For the cricketer, see Gordon West (cricketer).

Gordon West

Personal information
Full name	Gordon West
Date of birth	24 April 1943 (1943-04-24) (age 68)
Place of birth	Darfield, South Yorkshire, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1960–1962	Blackpool	33	(0)
1962–1973	Everton	402	(0)
1976–1979	Tranmere Rovers	17	(0)
National team
1968–1969	England	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Gordon West (born 24 April 1943 in Darfield, South Yorkshire) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.

Blackpool

He made his debut for Blackpool at the age of 17.^[1] After 33 League games for the Tangerines, he signed for Everton in March 1962 for £27,000, then a British record for a goalkeeper,^[1] replacing Albert Dunlop.

Everton

West was a regular in the Everton teams that won championship in 1962-63 and in 1969-70 and the FA Cup in 1966. He made 399 appearances for Everton and retired in 1973.^[2]

Tranmere Rovers

He came out of retirement after three years to play briefly for cross-Mersey rivals Tranmere Rovers. He played for Tranmere Rovers 17 times in the League.

International career

West won three caps for England, though turned down a place in the 1970 FIFA World Cup squad because he wanted to stay at home with his family.^[1]

Matches

Date	Home side	Score	Away side
11 Dec 1968	England	1-1	Bulgaria
7 May 1969	England	2-1	Wales
01 Jun 1969	England	0-0	Mexico

Life after football

After giving up football, West worked in security at RAF Woodvale^[2] and is now an after dinner speaker. Former Everton and Wales goalkeeper Neville Southall is campaigning for West to be rewarded with a testimonial game by Everton for his eleven years of service.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-905411-50-2. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Gordon West". http://www.evertonfc.com/history/gordon-west.html. Retrieved June 10, 2011. 

Sources

• England profile
• Playing statistics

Persondata
Name	West, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	24 April 1943
Place of birth	Darfield, South Yorkshire, England
Date of death
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