| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin West[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1962[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1985 | Sunderland | 102 | (21) |
| 1985–1986 | Watford | 45 | (20) |
| 1986–1987 | Rangers | 10 | (2) |
| 1987–1989 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | (8) |
| 1989–1992 | West Bromwich Albion | 73 | (22) |
| 1991 | → Port Vale (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Swansea City | 33 | (12) |
| 1993–1998 | Leyton Orient | 142 | (42) |
| 1997 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Rushden & Diamonds | 29 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | Northwich Victoria | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Hartlepool United | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 493 | (136) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | Hartlepool United (caretaker) | ||
| 2007 | Millwall (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Colin West (born 13 November 1962) is an English former footballer. He played as a forward and scored 158 goals in 555 league and cup games in the English Football League, Conference and the Scottish Football League.
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 to Rangers the following year for £180,000. However, he only occasionally appeared as Rangers won the Scottish Football League Premier Division title during the 1986–87 season. He returned to England with Sheffield Wednesday in September 1987 for a fee of £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, including Hartlepool United, Sheffield Wednesday, Stockport County, Millwall, Southend United, Notts County, Carlisle United and Northampton Town. He served Hartlepool United and Millwall as caretaker manager. He was most recently the assistant manager at Hartlepool United.