John West was an

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during the 1910s. Born in 1888 in Ulverston to an Irish father and an English mother, the West family relocated to Dublin where John Snr. worked for the

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, in due course his son John joined him there while also beginning his football career. He was top scorer for Bohs during the 1912/13 season. His goalscoring record for that season showed a total of 23 goals from 31 games in all competitions. This places him in the top 20 goalscoring seasons of all time for Bohemians. This was all achieved without payment as Bohs were strictly amateur during these times. He later had spells at Belfast United and

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and was coach at Drumcondra during the 1930s. John had a lifelong love of music and would often sing and perform at social functions related to Bohemians. In the early 1920s he began singing professionally and enjoyed some success, appearing on stage frequently in Dublin and also touring Britain and Italy.''Freeman's Journal'' 24 January 1920 - page 3

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1888 births Year of death missing Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Bohemian F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Men's association football forwards Irish people of English descent {{Ireland-footy-bio-stub