Colin West was born on 13 November 1962 and is an English former footballer.
26 Facts About Colin West
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Colin West 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.
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Colin West began his career at Sunderland in 1981, playing more than 100 games for the Black Cats before moving on to Watford in March 1985.
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Colin West moved on to Leyton Orient in July 1993 and spent five years at the club.
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Colin West served Hartlepool United and Millwall as caretaker manager.
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Colin West was most recently the assistant manager at Hartlepool United.
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Colin West scored 28 goals in 122 competitive appearances for Sunderland.
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Colin West hit 23 goals in 56 league and cup appearances for Graham Taylor's Watford.
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Colin West made 57 league and cup appearances at Wednesday, scoring 13 goals.
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Colin West signed with Second Division side West Bromwich Albion in exchange for Carlton Palmer in February 1989.
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Colin West joined Second Division club Port Vale on loan in November 1991, making five appearances and scoring one goal for John Rudge's side.
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Colin West switched to Second Division rivals Leyton Orient in July 1993, who were then managed by his former boss, Peter Eustace.
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Colin West made 142 league appearances for Leyton Orient, scoring 42 goals.
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Colin West scored two goals against Doncaster Rovers in an FA Cup replay to secure Rushden a tie with Leeds United at Nene Park in the next round.
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Colin West's contract was cancelled by mutual consent in September 1999.
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Colin West was a forward who was "powerful in the air and determined on the ground".
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When Colin West joined Hartlepool United in November 1999, he was appointed as assistant manager to Chris Turner.
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When Turner left the club to take over as manager of Sheffield Wednesday in November 2002, Colin West briefly took charge of the first-team on a caretaker basis.
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Colin West then spent time as reserve team coach at Millwall, being appointed assistant caretaker manager to Richard Shaw after Willie Donachie was dismissed.
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Colin West later took up the reserve team coaching position at Southend United in December 2008.
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Three months later, with Turner back in charge at "Pools" on a caretaker basis, Colin West left the position at Southend to return to Hartlepool as assistant coach.
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Colin West left Hartlepool again in June 2010 after the club chose not to renew his contract.
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Colin West left the club a year later, when Curle was sacked.
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Colin West was appointed assistant manager at Carlisle United when Curle took charge of the club in September 2014.
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Curle and Colin West both left Oldham on 24 November 2021 with the club sitting in 22nd-position in League Two.
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Colin West rejoined Hartlepool United as assistant manager on 18 September 2022, alongside Keith Curle, who was appointed interim manager on the same day.