Player Profile

After it was confirmed that captain Adrian Williams required knee surgery that would be likely to keep him out for the rest of the season, manager Paul Sturrock moved to bring Westwood to Swindon from Chester on a three month loan deal in March 2007, on the same day that Royce Brownlie moved in the opposite direction. Westwood made his debut the next day - failing to impress in a 3-0 defeat at Stockport County, in a match where his central defensive partner, Jerel Ifil, was sent off.

In Ifil's extended absence, Westwood continued to partner Jamie Vincent in the heart of the Town's defence - and though his own absence through injury left the Town with a defensive crisis later in March, he returned in April. When Ifil returned, it coincided with a suspension to full back Jack Smith, and Westwood filled his position up until the final game of the season, when Smith returned, only to hobble off injured in the first half as the Town secured promotion.

Playing Record

Senior

Reserve and Youth Team Appearances

Note that appearance data for reserve and youth teams may not be complete. Expand for more information.

Career details

Club	Details
Manchester United Man Utd	(trainee) July 1st, 1994 (signed professional contract); transferred out (July 26th, 1995)
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra	July 26th, 1995 (transferred in , £40,000 ); transferred out (July 20th, 1998)
Bradford City Bradford	July 20th, 1998 (transferred in, fee set by tribunal , £150,000 ); transferred out (rptd September 12th, 2000)
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday	August 10th, 2000 (loan)
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday	rptd September 12th, 2000 (transferred in , £150,000 ); released (2002/3)
Northampton Town Northampton Town	July 15th, 2003 (unattached); released (2005/6)
Chester City Chester	August 2nd, 2006 (unattached); transferred out (rptd January 2nd, 2008)
Swindon Town Swindon	March 2nd, 2007 (loan); expired (rptd May 6th, 2007)
Port Vale Port Vale	August 30th, 2007 (loan)
Stevenage Borough Stevenage Borough	rptd January 2nd, 2008 (transferred in, free transfer); released (July 2008)
Lincoln City Lincoln City	2008 (trial)
Wrexham Wrexham	rptd October 14th, 2008 (unattached); released (2009/0)
Kettering Town Kettering Town	rptd July 2nd, 2010 (unattached); released (January 2011)
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra	March 4th, 2011 (unattached); released (2010/1)
Northampton Town Northampton Town	August 4th, 2011 (unattached); released (rptd December 13th, 2011)
Kettering Town Kettering Town	rptd January 21st, 2012 (appointed player-caretaker manager); sacked (May 2012)
Lincoln City Lincoln City	rptd May 21st, 2012 (unattached); released (rptd July 6th, 2012)
Portsmouth Portsmouth	July 6th, 2012 (appointed player-coach); resigned (rptd November 7th, 2012)
Blackpool Blackpool	rptd November 7th, 2012 (appointed coach); resigned (rptd January 11th, 2013)
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn	rptd January 11th, 2013 (appointed coach); sacked (rptd March 19th, 2013)
Bengaluru Bengaluru	rptd July 2nd, 2013 (appointed head coach); by mutual consent (rptd May 31st, 2016)
Penang FA Penang FA	rptd November 28th, 2016 (appointed head coach); by mutual consent (rptd March 17th, 2017)
Atlético de Kolkata Atlético de Kolkata	rptd July 7th, 2017 (appointed director of football) rptd January 24th, 2018 (appointed interim head coach); replaced (rptd March 3rd, 2018)
RoundGlass Punjab RoundGlass Punjab	rptd July 16th, 2021 (appointed interim head coach); resigned (rptd March 31st, 2022)
Afghanistan Afghanistan	November 8th, 2023 (appointed head coach)