Brian Westlake

Brian Westlake
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-09-19)19 September 1943
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Date of death 7 February 2026(2026-02-07) (aged 82)
Position Forward
Youth career
1961–1963 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963 Doncaster Rovers 5 (1)
1963–1966 Halifax Town 100 (27)
1966–1967 Tranmere Rovers 14 (3)
1967 Colchester United 15 (5)
1967–1968 Royal Daring de Bruxelles 25 (3)
1972–1973 Macclesfield Town 6 (2)
Total 165 (41)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Westlake (19 September 1943 – 7 February 2026) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Colchester United, Doncaster Rovers, Halifax Town and Tranmere Rovers.[1][2] He died on 7 February 2026, at the age of 82.[3][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1961–62 Second Division 00000000
Doncaster Rovers 1963–64 Fourth Division 51001061
Halifax Town 1963–64 Fourth Division 201100002011
1964–65 Fourth Division 391122114214
1965–66 Fourth Division 3640010374
1966–67 Fourth Division 51002071
Total 10027224110630
Tranmere Rovers 1966–67 Fourth Division 1432000163
Colchester United 1966–67 Fourth Division 1550000155
Career total 13436425114339

References

  1. ↑ Brian Westlake at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. ↑ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
  3. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers FC". X. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Brian Westlake
  5. ↑ Brian Westlake at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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