Raymond Westwood

Raymond Westwood
Personal information
Full name Raymond William Westwood
Date of birth (1912-04-14)14 April 1912
Place of birth Kingswinford, England
Date of death January 1982 (aged 69)
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Stourbridge
Brierley Hill Alliance
1928–1947 Bolton Wanderers 301 (127)
1947–1948 Chester 38 (13)
1948 Darwen
Total 339 (140)
National team
1934–1936 England 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Raymond William Westwood (14 April 1912 – January 1982) was an English footballer who played at both professional and international levels as an inside forward.

Career

Born in Kingswinford, Westwood played professionally for Bolton Wanderers and Chester, making a total of 339 appearances in the Football League; he also played non-league football for Stourbridge, Brierley Hill Alliance and Darwen.[1][2]

Westwood earned six caps for England between 1934 and 1936.[3]

Personal life

He was the uncle of Duncan Edwards (1936–1958), the Manchester United and England wing-half who died as a result of the Munich air disaster in February 1958.[4]

He died in January 1982 at the age of 69.

References

  1. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. "Biography". Spartacus Schoolnet.
  3. Raymond Westwood England profile at Englandstats
  4. Roger Clarke (21 February 2008). "Football: Dudley's jewel in the crown... Busby Babe Duncan Edwards died 50 years ago today, aged just 21. ROGER CLARKE gives his personal account of a sporting legend and the tragedy of Munich". Birmingham Mail.


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