Colin West
Colin West, the United Kingdom forward, made 156 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 30 times, averaging 0.19 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 1984-85, with 12 goals.
Colin West (born 13 November 1962) is an English former footballer . He played as a forward and scored 158 goals in 555 league and cup games in the English Football League , Conference and the Scottish Football League . He began his career at Sunderland in 1981, playing more than 100 games for the Black Cats before moving on to Watford in March 1985. He was sold to Rangers the following year for £180,000. However, he only occasionally appeared as Rangers won the Scottish Football League Premier Division title during the 1986–87 season. He returned to England with Sheffield Wednesday in September 1987 for a fee of £150,000. Two years later, he signed with West Bromwich Albion before he joined Swansea City in August 1992, following a loan spell at Port Vale . He moved on to Leyton Orient in July 1993 and spent five years at the club. In 1997, he was loaned out to Northampton Town before he switched clubs to Conference club Rushden & Diamonds . The next year, he signed with Northwich Victoria before signing with Hartlepool United in 2000. After retiring in 2001, he spent the next ten years coaching at various clubs, including Hartlepool United, Sheffield Wednesday , Stockport County , Millwall , Southend United , Notts County , Carlisle United and Northampton Town . He served Hartlepool United and Millwall as caretaker manager . He later worked as an assistant manager at Hartlepool United. — Wikipedia
- Position
- FW
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- Wallsend
- Born
- 13 Nov 1962
West turned professional in July 1980 and made his debut for Sunderland on 17 October 1981 against Tottenham Hotspur in a 2–0 defeat at Roker Park under manager Alan Durban . [ 4 ] The club narrowly avoided relegation out of the First Division in 1981–82 under new boss Alan Durban , finishing just one place and two points above relegated Leeds United . They then finished four places and three points above the drop in 1982–83 . West was the club's top scorer in 1983–84 with nine goals. The next season, he scored three goals over the two legs in the League Cup semi-final win over Chelsea but was left out of the Wembley final by manager Len Ashurst . Following this snub, he joined league rivals Watford for £115,000 in March 1985. [ 5 ] The "Black Cats" went on to lose their top-flight status in 1984–85 , finishing two places and ten points short of safety. He scored 28 goals in 122 competitive appearances for Sunderland. [ 6 ] — Wikipedia
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