Chris Westwood

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Chris Westwood
Personal information
Full name Christopher John Westwood
Date of birth (1977-02-13) 13 February 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Dudley, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (1)
1998–1999 Reading 0 (0)
1999–2005 Hartlepool United 251 (7)
2005–2007 Walsall 69 (5)
2007–2009 Peterborough United 53 (0)
2009Cheltenham Town (loan) 9 (2)
2009–2011 Wycombe Wanderers 55 (3)
2011–2013 Wrexham 50 (2)
2013–2014 Alfreton Town 26 (2)
2014–2015 Hednesford Town 18 (1)
2015–2017 Halesowen Town 6 (0)
Total541(23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher John Westwood (born 13 February 1977) is an English retired footballer.

Contents

Career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Westwood began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he scored once against Portsmouth. [1]

Reading

Westwood moved to Reading in 1998 but. First team chances at both clubs were limited and in his one season with the Berkshire club he didn't make a senior league appearance.

Hartlepool United

Westood moved at the beginning of the 1999–2000 season to Hartlepool United. Westwood was named in the PFA Division Three team of the year for the 2002–03 season, as Hartlepool won promotion to Division Two. [2] Over the course of six seasons at Victoria Park, Westwood made 294 appearances in all competitions, scoring nine goals. Westwood's final appearance for Hartlepool was the 2004–05 Football League One play-off final. It did not end well for Westwood as he was sent off as his side went on to lose 4–2 to Sheffield Wednesday. [3]

Walsall

He left Hartlepool at the end of the 2004–05 season after rejecting the offer of a new contract, instead opting to join Walsall on 1 July 2005. [4] Westwood helped Walsall to promotion in the 2006–07 season, and was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year. [5]

Peterborough United

Westwood was signed by Peterborough United from Walsall on a three-year deal on 14 May 2007, [6] and aided in the team's back-to-back promotions to League One and the Championship.

Cheltenham Town (loan)

On 6 January 2009, Westwood moved on an initial one-month loan to Cheltenham Town, [7] which was later extended for a further month. [8] Following Peterborough's promotion to the Championship, Westwood was placed on the transfer list. [9]

Wycombe Wanderers

On 9 July 2009, Westwood signed a two-year contract with League One side Wycombe Wanderers after his contract with Peterborough was cancelled. [10]

Wrexham

Westwood left Wycombe in June 2011 after rejecting their offer of a new contract and signed for Wrexham on a two-year deal. [11] Westwood scored his first goal for Wrexham in a 2–2 draw against Grimsby Town. [12] In March 2013 Westwood made his first appearance at Wembley Stadium in the FA Trophy Final which he won with Wrexham, beating Grimsby Town on penalties after the match ended 1–1, Westwood successfully converted a penalty in the shoot out. On 21 April Westwood was awarded the Wrexham player of the year award for the 2012–13 season.

On 13 May 2013, it was confirmed that Westwood would not be offered a new contract for the 2013–14 season.

Alfreton Town

Westwood join fellow Conference National side Alfreton Town on 5 July 2013, signing a one-year contract. [13] He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 defeat away to Dartford. [14]

Hednesford Town

Westwood joined Hednesford Town in September 2014, making his debut against Stockport County FC on 6 September.

Halesowen Town

Westwood joined Evo Slik Northern Premier League side Halesowen Town in August 2015.

Personal life

After retiring from football, Westwood became a support worker with Wolverhampton-based care providers Sevacare. [15]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1997–98 [16] Division One 4100200061
Hartlepool United 1998–99 [17] Division Three 5000000050
1999–2000 [18] Division Three370100050430
2000–01 [19] Division Three461102050541
2001–02 [20] Division Three351101020391
2002–03 [21] Division Three461201000491
2003–04 [22] Division Two 450302030530
2004–05 [23] League One 374622050506
Total2517142802002939
Walsall 2005–06 [24] League One293201020343
2006–07 [25] League Two 402002000422
Total695203020765
Peterborough United 2007–08 [26] League Two370202020430
2008–09 [27] League One160101000180
Total530303020610
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2008–09 [28] League One9200000092
Wycombe Wanderers 2009–10 [29] League One282101010312
2010–11 [30] League Two271300010311
Total553401020623
Wrexham 2011–12 [31] Conference Premier 141100010161
2012–13 [32] Conference Premier361200051432
Total502300061593
Alfreton Town 2013–14 [33] Conference Premier262200010292
Hednesford Town 2014–15 Conference North 181000000181
Career total5352328217033161326

Honours

Hartlepool United

Walsall

Peterborough United

Wrexham

Individual

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