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Danny Westwood Personal information Full name Daniel Robert Westwood[1] Date of birth 25 July 1953[1] Place of birth Dagenham,[1] England Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Inside forward Youth career Fulham Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† ?–1974 Billericay Town 1974–1975 Queens Park Rangers[2] 1 (1) 1975–1981 Gillingham[1] 211 (74) 1981–1983 Barnet 1983–1984 Billericay Town 1984–1988 Grays Athletic 1988 Canterbury City 1988–? Aveley * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Daniel Robert "Danny" Westwood (born 25 July 1953 in Dagenham) is an English former professional football player. His clubs included Queens Park Rangers and Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances and scored over 70 goals.[3]
Career
After an unsuccessful spell as a junior with Fulham Westwood first came to prominence with Billericay Town of the Essex Senior League, where he scored 48 goals in one season. This brought him to the attention of Southend United, but he turned down a chance to join the Roots Hall club in favour of signing for Queens Park Rangers.[1] Although he scored on his debut for QPR,[2] it was to be his only first-team appearance, and in November 1975 he moved to Gillingham for £17,500.[1]
He was a first-team regular for six years at Priestfield Stadium, making 211 Football League appearances and finishing as the club's top goalscorer in 1978–79.[4] In 1979 he was sent off in controversial circumstances in a match against Swindon Town, an incident which some cite as the start of the rivalry between the two clubs.[5]
In 1981 Westwood moved into non-league football with Barnet and later had spells with Billericay Town, Grays Athletic, Canterbury City and Aveley.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. p334. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books. pp. p501. ISBN 0-6003-7318-5.
- ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. p348. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ Swindon Town: 25 years of hate from www.gillingham-mad.co.uk
Categories:- 1953 births
- People from Dagenham
- English footballers
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Canterbury City F.C. players
- Grays Athletic F.C. players
- Aveley F.C. players
- Living people
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