Fred Westgarth (July 1887 in
South Shields, England – 4 February 1957) was an English
footballer
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though he is more renowned for his role as a
manager
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.
Career
Westgarth was a successful football coach after a playing career achieved little of note. He was South Shields' assistant trainer before he joined Ebbw Vale,
Workington
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and
Luton Town
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in a training capacity. In 1938 he joined
Stockport County
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as trainer-manager.
In December 1936 he moved to
Carlisle United not waiting to see his Stockport side win the
Division Three (North)
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title that season. In March 1938 he resigned at Carlisle to move to
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
...
.
He helped Bradford to lift its first honour for ten years, albeit in only the
Third Division North Challenge Cup, in
1938-39. The following season,
World War Two
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interrupted English football. Westgarth stayed at City until 1943 when he joined Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepools United.
He had a successful spell at Hartlepools during the mid-1950s. In 1955 the club reached the 4th round of the FA Cup, its best ever performance. In 1956-57 in English football, 1956-57 Hartlepools narrowly missed out on winning Division Three (North). But in 1957 he was taken seriously ill and died on 4 February shortly after he saw his side lose 4–3 to Manchester United F.C., Manchester United in the FA Cup Third Round in front of a record 17,264 crowd at Victoria Park, Hartlepool, Victoria Park.
Honours
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Third Division North Challenge Cup 1938-39 (with Bradford City)
References
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1887 births
1957 deaths
English football managers
Stockport County F.C. managers
Carlisle United F.C. managers
Bradford City A.F.C. managers
Hartlepool United F.C. managers
English Football League managers
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