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Full name | John William Westhead [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | first ¼ 1966 Ince, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 May 2000 (aged 34) Leigh, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John William Westhead (first ¼ 1966 – 29 May 2000) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for at representative level for Great Britain Under-21s, and at club level for Leigh ( Heritage №), as a second-row.
John Westhead's birth was registered in Ince, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 34 in Leigh, Greater Manchester.
Westhead made his début for Leigh in 1983 in a 22–13 victory over Barrow. He went to make over 100 appearances for the club, scoring 25 tries, but was forced to retire in 1990 due a recurring shoulder injury. [4] He also made three appearances for Great Britain Under-21s between 1985 and 1986. [5]
On 29 May 2000, Westhead severed an artery after smashing his arm through a glass panel at his home in Leigh, Greater Manchester. He was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital, but died due to severe blood loss shortly after arriving.