Gordon West

Gordon West
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.

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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. 

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