Westby Heath
Personal information
Full name Westby Heath[1]
Date of birth 22 February 1891[1]
Place of birth Horton-in-Ribblesdale, England[1]
Date of death 1961 (aged 6970)[1]
Place of death Beeston, England[2]
Position(s) Centre half, centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1915 Luton Town 7 (1)
1919–1923 Stockport County 84 (14)
1923 Chester
Total 84 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Westby Heath (22 February 1891 – 1961) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County as a centre half or centre forward.[1][3][4]

Personal life

Heath was wounded during the course of his service as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.[5][6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luton Town 1914–15[2] Southern League First Division 7 1 0 0 7 1
Stockport County 1919–20[7] Second Division 6 1 0 0 6 1
1920–21[7] 25 6 0 0 25 6
1921–22[7] Third Division North 34 7 1 0 35 7
1922–23[7] Second Division 19 0 1 0 10 0
Total 84 14 2 0 86 14
Career total 91 15 2 0 93 15

Honours

Stockport County

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 133. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 "Westby Heath". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. "Heath Westby Stockport County 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. Westby Heath at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. "Lest We Forget, By Roger Wash". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. Westby Heath on Lives of the First World War
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Westby Heath County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. Stockport County F.C. at the Football Club History Database


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