Danny Westwood

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Danny Westwood
Personal information
Full name Daniel Robert Westwood[1]
Date of birth July 25, 1953(1953-07-25)[1]
Place of birth    Dagenham[1], England
Height 5'10"
Playing position Inside forward
Youth clubs
 ? Fulham
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
 ?-1974
1974-1975
1975-1981
1981-1983
1983-1984
1984-1988
1988
1988-?		 Billericay Town
Queens Park Rangers
Gillingham
Barnet
Billericay Town
Grays Athletic
Canterbury City
Aveley		 unknown
001 0(0)[2]
211 (74)[1]
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Daniel Robert "Danny" Westwood (born Dagenham, 25 July 1953) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Queens Park Rangers and Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances and scored over 70 goals.[3]

[edit] Career

After an unsuccessful spell as a junior with Fulham Westwood, a native of Essex 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]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd, p334. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X. 
  2. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books, p501. ISBN 0-6003-7318-5. 
  3. ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
  4. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd, p348. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X. 
  5. ^ Swindon Town: 25 years of hate from www.gillingham-mad.co.uk