Dennis Westcott
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dennis Westcott[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1917-07-02)2 July 1917 | ||
Place of birth | Wallasey, England | ||
Date of death | 13 July 1960(1960-07-13) (aged 43)[1] | ||
Place of death | Stafford, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Wallasey Grocers | |||
0000–1936 | Leasowe Road Brickworks | ||
1936 | New Brighton | 18 | (10) |
1936–1948 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 128 | (105) |
1940–1941 | → Liverpool (guest) | 2 | (6) |
1943–1944 | → Brentford (guest) | 5 | (6) |
1948–1950 | Blackburn Rovers | 63 | (37) |
1950–1952 | Manchester City | 72 | (37) |
1952–1953 | Chesterfield | 40 | (21) |
1953–1957 | Stafford Rangers | ||
Total | 328 | (185) | |
International career | |||
1940–1943 | England (wartime) | 4 | (5) |
1947 | Football League XI | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dennis Westcott (2 July 1917 – 13 July 1960) was an English footballer, who played for New Brighton, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Chesterfield as a centre forward.
He was posthumously inducted into the Wolverhampton Wanderers Hall of Fame in 2017.[2]
Career
Westcott started his career at local clubs Wallasey Grocers and Leasowe Road Brickworks, before failing trials with Football League clubs Everton and West Ham United.[3] He then joined nearby New Brighton of the Third Division (North) in January 1936 and scored 10 goals in 18 league matches.[1] Wolverhampton Wanderers signed him in July 1936 and gave him a debut against Grimsby in an FA Cup tie.[4] Westcott scored one of the goals as Wolves won 6–2.[5] He scored 22 goals during the 1937–38 season, making him the club's top scorer.[5] The following season, he scored 43 goals in 43 appearances, setting a club record which stood for 50 years until it was broken by Steve Bull.[5] Westcott played in the 1939 FA Cup Final, but Wolves were beaten 4–1 by Portsmouth.[6]
In 1939 competitive football was then suspended due to World War II, depriving Westcott of several years in his prime.[5] During the war he played four wartime internationals for England and scored six goals in five games while guesting with Brentford.[7][8] When competitive football resumed in 1946, Westcott continued his goalscoring exploits, setting another club record with 38 goals in the 1946–47 season which made him top-scorer in the league.[5] He scored on his only appearance for the Football League XI in March 1947.[8] In 1948 he was released by Wolves and signed for Blackburn Rovers during the month prior to the club's relegation to the Second Division.[1] At Blackburn he scored 37 goals in 63 league appearances.[1] He then signed for Manchester City, where he scored 36 goals in 72 league appearances,[1] finishing as the club's top scorer in each of the two full seasons he played.[9][10] He then moved to Chesterfield and finished his career with Stafford Rangers.[5]
Personal life
He died from leukaemia in 1960 one week and four days after his 43rd birthday.[5]
Honours
- Football League War Cup: 1941–42[4]
- Football League Second Division runner-up: 1950–51[11][12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Dennis Westcott". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Spiers, Tim (29 June 2017). "Report: Wolves welcome new Hall of Fame inductees". Express & Star. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 306. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Dennis Westcott". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Dennis Wescott | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Club | Golden Oldies | Golden Oldies". Archived from the original on 30 August 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "FA Cup Final 1939". Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ TW8: Brentford Official Matchday Programme versus Port Vale 14/04/01. Charlton, London: Morganprint. 2001. p. 30.
- ^ a b "Dennis Westcott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "MCFC Matches By Season – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "MCFC Matches By Season – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Dennis Westcott – MCFC Players – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Football Club History Database – Manchester City". fchd.info. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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