Graham Westley

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Graham Westley
Personal information
Full name Graham Neil Westley
Date of birth 4 March 1968 (1968-03-04) (age 40)
Place of birth    Hounslow, England
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Stevenage Borough (managaer)
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1986–1987
1987–1988		 Gillingham
Barnet		 2 (0)
3 (1)   
Teams managed
1999–2003
2003–2006
2006–2007
2007
2008–		 Farnborough Town
Stevenage Borough
Rushden and Diamonds
Kettering Town (caretaker)
Stevenage Borough

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

Graham Neil Westley (born 4 March 1968 in Hounslow, England) is an English former footballer and current manager of Stevenage Borough.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Playing

Westley started his career as an apprentice with Queens Park Rangers. He joined Gillingham in March 1986.[1] He made two league appearances for the club before joining Barnet.[2] He later played for a number of non-league clubs, including Wycombe Wanderers, Kingstonian, Wealdstone, Farnborough Town, Harlow Town, Enfield, Aylesbury United, Harrow Borough, Tooting & Mitcham United, Molesey and Walton & Hersham.[3]

[edit] Managerial

In 1999 he bought a controlling interest in Farnborough Town and made himself manager.[3] [4] He left the club to take over at Stevenage Borough in January 2003. During his 3 and a half year stint at Stevenage, he saved them from certain relegation from the football conference and turned round fortunes to take them to within one game of the football league in the conference play-off final.[5] He confirmed in May 2006 he would leave the club when his contract expired in June.[6] He was appointed manager of Rushden and Diamonds in December 2006, helping the club to get out of a fight against relegation. He managed 13 games winning 7 drawing 3 and losing 3.[7] but was sacked in February 2007 due to his conduct and behaviour away from the pitch.[8]Shortly after leaving Rushden & Diamonds he was appointed caretaker manager of Kettering Town for the rest of the 2006–07 season in April 2007.[9] He returned as Stevenage manager in May 2008 much to the surprise of fans and others alike.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press, p649. ISBN 1852916656. 
  2. ^ "GILLINGHAM : 1950/51 - 2006/07", Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 
  3. ^ a b Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd, p332. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X. 
  4. ^ "Graham Westley's managerial career", Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 
  5. ^ "Westley quits Farnborough", BBC Sport, 2003-01-28. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 
  6. ^ "Westley to leave Borough", BBC Beds Herts and Bucks, 2006-05-15. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 
  7. ^ "Rushden name Westley as new boss", BBC Sport, 2006-12-18. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 
  8. ^ "Rushden sack Westley after draw", BBC Sport, 2007-02-25. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 
  9. ^ "Poppies appoint Westley", BBC Northamptonshire, 2007-04-20. Retrieved on 2007-10-13. 
  10. ^ "Westley named as Stevenage boss", BBC Sport, 2008-05-02. Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Unknown		 Farnborough Town manager
1999-2003		 Succeeded by
Ian McDonald
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Stevenage Borough F.C. – Managers

Fairclough (1990–98) • Hill (1998–2000) • Wignall (2000) • Fairclough (2000–02) • Turner (2002) • Dreyer (2002–03) • Westley (2003–06) • Stimson (2006–07) • Taylor (2007–08) • Westley (2008–)
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Rushden & Diamonds F.C. – Managers

Ashby (1992–97) • Talbot (1997–04) • Tippett (2004–05) • Hunter (2005–06) • Hart (2006) • Westley (2006–07) • Hill (2007–)
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Kettering Town F.C. – Managers

York (1922–24) • Matthews (1924–25) • Collier (1925–30) • Cawthorne (1930) • Dainty (1931–32) • Loasby (1932–35) • Potter (1937–38) • Riches (1938–39) • Molloy (1945–47) • Riches (1948–49) • Calder (1950–56) • Lawton (1956–57) • Mather (1957–58) • Froggatt (1958–61) • Akers (1961–63) • Lawton (1963–64) • White (1964–65) • Swindlin (1965) • Gammon (1965–71) • Atkinson (1971–74) • Vowden (1974–75) • Dougan (1975–77) • Jones (1977–79) • Clarke (1979–82) • Conde (1982–83) • Masson (1983) • Needham (1983–86) • Buckley (1986–88) • Morris (1988–92) • Cusack (1992) • Carr (1992–95) • Johnson (1995–96) • Berry (1996–98) • Morris (1998–2001) • Shutt (2001–03) • Genovese (2003) • Platnauer (2003) • Wilson (2003–05) • Gascoigne (2005) • Wilson (2005–06) • Maison (2006–07) • Westley (2007) • Cooper (2007–)
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Stevenage Borough F.C. – current squad

1 Julian • 3 Murray • 4 Oliver • 6 Westwood • 11 Cole • 12 Wilson • 13 Russell • 14 McMahon • 15 Martin • 18 Bradshaw • 20 Morison • 22 Buchanan • 24 Anderson • 25 Henry • 28 Laird • 29 Willock • 31 Burke • 32 McDevitt • 33 Vincenti • 35 O'Sullivan • –– Anaclet • –– Bayes • –– Bostwick • –– Boylan • –– Bridges • –– Christie • –– Drury • –– Mills • –– Thomas • –– Westcarr • Manager: Westley