Enoch West

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Enoch "Knocker" West (born 1884 in Hucknall; died 1965) was an English football player.

West started his career for Sheffield United. He was not a success at Bramall Lane, and in 1905 a ridiculously low fee of £5 was enough to convince the Blades to sell him to Nottingham Forest.[1] In 1910, he transferred to Manchester United. He helped the club win the 1911 league medal. He scored 80 goals in his Manchester United career. In 1915, he was banned for life by the Football Association, along with three other United players and four Liverpool players after being found guilty of match-fixing. West protested his innocence, but his ban was not lifted until 1945. His suspension was the longest in football league history.

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  1. ^ Nordic, Chris. The 100 goal Club. Nottingham Forest Gazzette. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
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