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Bill Westwater

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Bill Westwater
Personal information
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 16 March 1987
Place of death Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1918–1922 Hearts
1922 Toronto All Scots
1924 Montreal Carsteel
1924–1925 New Bedford Whalers 17 (12)
1925–1926 Boston Soccer Club 20 (10)
1926–1927 Montreal Carsteel
1928 Montreal CNR
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bill Westwater was an early twentieth-century Scottish footballer who played in Scotland, Canada and the United States.

In 1922, Westwater moved to Canada, spending one season with the Toronto All Scots before moving to Montreal Carsteel.[1] In 1924, he played in the American Soccer League with New Bedford Whalers, and the following season with Boston Soccer Club.[2] After several seasons abroad he returned to play with former team Montreal Carsteel in 1926 and later with Montreal CNR in the National Soccer League.[2]

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  • Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4.

References

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  1. ^ Canadian Soccer History
  2. ^ a b Jose, Colin (1998). Keeping Score - Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer. Vaughan, Ontario: The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 181. ISBN 0-9683800-0-X.