Joe West (footballer)

Joseph West (1910–1965) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Cardiff City and Darlington.[1]

Joe West
Personal information
Full name Joseph West[1]
Date of birth 1910[1]
Place of birth Walker, England
Date of death 1965 (aged 55)
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1932 Walker Park
1932–1933 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1933–1934 Cardiff City 6 (2)
1934 Walker Celtic 1 (4)
1934–1935 Darlington 2 (1)
1935–1936 Walker Celtic
1936–1937 Ashford
1937–1938 Jarrow
1938 Walker Celtic
1938–1939 South Shields
1939 Alnwick Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

West was born in 1910 in Walker, Northumberland,[1] the sixth child of Joseph West, a colliery deputy, and his wife Alice.[lower-alpha 1]

He played football as a centre forward for Walker Park, from where he signed for Newcastle United in May 1932 after scoring all five Newcastle goals in a trial appearance in a friendly match.[2] He spent 18 months with the club, never appeared for the first team, and, described as a speedy inside forward, moved on to Cardiff City in November 1933.[5] He made six appearances in the Third Division South and scored twice, in a 3–1 defeat to Luton Town in December[6] and a 4–2 victory over Bournemouth in January 1934,[7] and was released on a free transfer at the end of the season.

West joined North Eastern League club Walker Celtic, scored four goals against North Shields on his debut, and two days later moved back into the Football League with Darlington.[8][9] In January 1935, he scored 10 goals for Darlington Reserves as they beat West Stanley 12–2 in the North Eastern League,[9] and was the top scorer for the reserve side, but could not dislodge the prolific Jerry Best from the first team.[10] He played only twice in the Third Division North, when Best was unavailable, and scored once: Darlington's fourth goal in a 4–1 defeat of Lincoln City in March.[11][12] By November, he was back with Walker Celtic[13] who became the 1935–36 North Eastern League runners-up.

For the 1936–1937 season West moved southwards and played for Ashford of the Kent League.[14] In April 1937 he scored seven goals in Ashford’s record 15–0 league victory over Erith & Belvedere.[15]

Thereafter West returned to North Eastern League football: he began the 1937-1938 season with Jarrow; in February 1938 he returned to Walker Celtic;[16] in August 1938 he signed on for South Shields but was unable to command a first team place; and in April 1939 was with Northern Football Alliance club Alnwick Town.[17]

West died in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1965 at the age of 55.[1][lower-alpha 2]

Notes
  1. Westgarth's birth was registered in the first quarter of 1910 in the Tynemouth registration district of Northumberland, which includes Walker,[3] and the 1911 UK Census gives his birthplace and that of his siblings specifically as Walker.[4]
  2. West's death at the age of 55 was registered in the third quarter of 1965 in the Newcastle upon Tyne registration district.[18]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. "Newcastle United 29". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 7 May 1932. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription". Joseph West. District: Tynemouth. County: Northumberland. Volume: 10B. Page: 266. Retrieved 19 October 2014 – via Findmypast.
  4. "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 26 Diamond Row Walker-On-Tyne, Walker, Northumberland, England". Joseph West. Age: 1. Birth place: Northumberland Walker. Census reference: RG14PN30789 RG78PN1759 RD559 SD3 ED17 SN389 – via Findmypast.
  5. "Sports snaps". Daily Mail. Hull. 24 November 1933. p. 19 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Southern section surprises". Daily Express. London. 18 December 1933. p. 13.
  7. "League results, scorers and tables". Manchester Guardian. 22 January 1934. p. 3.
  8. Reflector (29 August 1934). "Under the searchlight. On the move". Sunderland Echo. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. Argus (3 January 1935). "Searchlight on sport. West scores 10 goals". Sunderland Echo. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. Jason (1 March 1935). "Formidable opposition for Lincoln". Lincolnshire Echo. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Aggressive Quakers". Lincolnshire Echo. 2 March 1935. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. Jason (4 March 1935). "City lacking strength forward". Lincolnshire Echo. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Blyth still unbeaten at home". Morpeth Herald. 29 November 1935. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "With Tyneside Leaguers". Football Gazette (South Shields). 19 September 1936. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. "Football: Riot of Goals". Kentish Express. 30 April 1937. p. 20 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. "Jarrow Jottings". Football Gazette (South Shields). 19 February 1938. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. "Northern Alliance". Football Gazette (South Shields). 29 April 1939. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". Joseph West. District: Newcastle upon Tyne. County: Northumberland. Volume: 1B. Page: 188. Retrieved 19 October 2014 – via Findmypast.
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