Enoch James West (31 March 1886 - September 1965), nicknamed Knocker, was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for Nottingham Forest and Manchester United before being banned due to his part in the 1915 British football match-fixing scandal . West was born in Hucknall Torkard in Nottinghamshire. Enoch West's name went viral this week when a list of football's biggest ever bans was shared online, after Alekandar Mitrovic's eight-game ban for his referee meltdown against Manchester United. West was a Manchester United player more than a century ago, and saw his career come to a very abrupt end in controversial circumstances.
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Enoch West has began to trend after Fulham No.9 Aleksandr Mitrovic learned his fate from the Football Association. The Serbia international was given a straight red card for pushing Christopher. Enoch West - Manchester United Player Profile & Stats west_enoch Click on above letter for surname of player Name: Enoch James West Signing Information: Transferred from: Nottingham Forest, 05/1910, £ Position: Years at Club: Birthdate: 31-03-1886 AGE (137) Debut: 01/09/1910 v Woolwich Arsenal (A) 1-2 (League Division One) Enoch James West (31 March 1886 - September 1965), nicknamed Knocker, was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for Nottingham Forest and Manchester United before being banned for match fixing. West was born in Hucknall Torkard in Nottinghamshire. He started his career for Sheffield United but failed to break into the first team. New fight to clear 'Knocker' West A NEW book argues that a Manchester United player found guilty of match-fixing nearly 90 years ago was wrongly accused. But author Graham Sharpe has failed.
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Enoch West. In the build-up to the match the rogue United players had met with Jackie Sheldon, then Liverpool captain, at the Dog and Partridge pub in Stretford.. It was agreed that United would. Enoch West - Manchester United, Nottingham Forest / Country: England ## England International ; Worldwide. Enoch West. Profile; Slideshow of Enoch West . Club career. 07/1910 - 06/1915: Manchester United: Forward: 07/1905 - 06/1910: Nottingham Forest: Forward: Top scorer. Premier League: 1907/1908 W 23 D 6 L 9 F 81 A 48 Pts 52 How it was won: With thanks to their neighbours. Ernest Mangnall's team was built around four men who joined from Manchester City - Billy Meredith (left), Herbert. After refuelling in Munich on 6 February 1958, the United aeroplane crashed, killing 22 people, including seven players - Byrne, Colman, Jones, Pegg, Taylor, Geoff Bent and Liam Whelan. Duncan.
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Failed floodlights scam 1997 - A businessman, with links to Chinese Triad gangs, was convicted of taking part in an Asian betting scam by plotting to black out a Charlton Athletic v Liverpool game. Enoch West was born in Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, on 31st March, 1886. He worked as a coal-miner and played local football until signing for Sheffield United in 1903. He failed to make the first-team and so in June 1905 joined Nottingham Forest in the Second Division of the Football League.
Enoch West (30 years). West was a forward at Manchester United in 1915 when he was banned from football for three decades, therefore effectively approximating a lifetime ban, along with three. Enoch West - 30 years, 1915. The longest ban ever in English football history was awarded to Manchester United star Enoch West in 1915. Then 29 years of age, West had spent five seasons in.
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Manchester United's Enoch West was banned for life by the Football League in 1915, after allegations of match fixing following United's 2-0 defeat of Liverpool, along with two other. United were dealt yet another blow in the 1914-15 season, after three United players—Enoch West, Sandy Turnbull and Arthur Whalley—were found guilty of fixing a match against Liverpool.
