| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1963-11-08)8 November 1963 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Loughborough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1985 | Hearts | 2 | (0) |
| 1985–1991 | Dunfermline | 192 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Falkirk | 67 | (0) |
| 1994 | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–2000 | Dunfermline | 111 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 372 | (0) | |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ian Westwater (born 8 November 1963) is a Scottish former professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper, spending the majority of his career withScottish sideDunfermline Athletic.
Westwater was born inLoughborough, England. He started his career with Scottish Premier Division sideHearts, making his debut for theTynecastle side at just 16 years of age.[1] He went on to play only one other game for the side, before being signed byDunfermline Athletic for £4,000 in March 1985.[1] It was with Dunfermline that Westwater would be most prosperous, playing in over 190 games in his first spell at the club. His debut came againstStranraer in April 1985.[2]
Westwater moved to local rivalsFalkirk in a player swap deal in August 1991,[1] where in his first season he helped the club gain promotion to the Scottish Premier Division. After being relegated in 1993, he again helped the side in 1994 in their promotion winning season before moving on a short-term deal toDundee.[1]
After playing no games for Dundee,[1] Westwater moved back to Dunfermline Athletic for his second spell with the club, signing for £15,000. He stayed with the Pars, helping them achieve promotion to the Scottish Premier Division in 1996. He played in over 110 league games in his second spell but towards the end of his Dunfermline career, he was ousted by younger goalkeepers. He made the short move across theRiver Forth toEaster Road sideHibernian in 2000, where he would fail to play any matches before hanging up his gloves in 2004.
During his spell withHibernian, Westwater was the goalkeeping coach for theLeith side. He had to retire from football completely in 2005 due to injury and was replaced byGordon Marshall as Hibs' goalkeeping coach.[3]
Dunfernline Athletic
Falkirk
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