Colin West was an English footballer who played as a forward, and now works as a coach. In all he scored 126 goals in 448 league games in the Football League, and also made numerous appearances in the Scottish Football League and at non-league level. He began his career at Sunderland in 1981, playing more than 100 games for the "Black Cats" before moving on to Watford in March 1985. He was sold on to Rangers the following year for �180,000, before he returned to England with Sheffield Wednesday in September 1987 for �150,000. Two years later he signed with West Bromwich Albion, before he joined Swansea City in August 1992, following a loan spell at Port Vale. He moved on to Leyton Orient in July 1993 and spent five years at the club. In 1997 he was loaned out to Northampton Town, before he switched clubs to Conference club Rushden & Diamonds. The next year he signed with Northwich Victoria, before signing with Hartlepool United in 2000. After retiring in 2001, he spent the next ten years coaching at various clubs. [More at Wikipedia]

November 13th, 1962 in Wallsend (Age 62)