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Gordon West

Gordon West, English footballer (died 2012)

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Born
April 24, 1943
Died
June 10, 2012
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1943

About Gordon West

Gordon West was an English professional football goalkeeper. He won three international caps in a career that included a long stint at Everton. In his first full season on Merseyside, West won the 1962–63 Football League First Division with Everton. After 33 League games for the Tangerines, he signed for Everton in March 1962 for £27,000, then a British record for a goalkeeper, replacing Albert Dunlop. He became the club's first-choice goalkeeper for more than ten years, forming a partnership with central defender and captain, Brian Labone.

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Gordon West timeline

  1. In his first full season on Merseyside, West won the 1962–63 Football League First Division with Everton.
  2. After 33 League games for the Tangerines, he signed for Everton in March 1962 for £27,000, then a British record for a goalkeeper, replacing Albert Dunlop.

The world when Gordon West was born

Gordon West was born in 1943. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1943

  • #1 song"As Time Goes By" – Dooley Wilson
  • Top movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Best-selling bookThe Robe – Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League founded
  • Top headlineAllies invade Italy
  • Technology milestoneLSD accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann
  • Defining fadZoot suits
  • Notable inventionSlinky
  • World population2.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population136.7M

1943 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gordon West's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19432026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$4,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population136.7M341 million

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