Eric Westwood
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 2001 (aged 83–84) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1935–1937 | Manchester United | ||
| 1937–1938 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1953 | Manchester City | 248 | (3) |
| 1944 | → Chelsea (war guest) | ? | (?) |
| 1953–1955 | Altrincham | 44 | (10) |
| Total | 292 | (13) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eric Westwood (25 September 1917 – 2001) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back.
Career
Born in
1944 War Cup Final.[2]
Westwood's active wartime service with 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment saw him serve as a Sergeant the in North West European campaign, landing in Normandy three weeks after D-Day.
As Manchester City's captain postwar he accepted, despite privately expressed doubts,[3] the then publicly controversial signing in 1949 of former German prisoner of war Bert Trautmann as goalkeeper, making a public display of welcoming Trautmann by announcing, "There's no war in this dressing room".[4]
After leaving Manchester City in May 1953, Westwood played two seasons of non-league football with Altrincham.[5]
References
- ^ Eric Westwood at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ City Till I Die profile
- ISBN 1-85983-491-4.
- ^ Paskowsky, Matthias (13 February 2007). "Kein Krieg in dieser Kabine". 11 Freunde (in German). Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ Altrincham F.C. official website Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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