Danny Westwood

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

Danny Westwood
Personal information
Full name Daniel Robert Westwood[1]
Date of birth (1953-07-25)25 July 1953[1]
Place of birth Dagenham,[1] England
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000?–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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 334. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  2. Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books. p. 501. ISBN 0-600-37318-5.
  3. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 348. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  5. Swindon Town: 25 years of hate Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine from www.gillingham-mad.co.uk
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