[1] Wolverhampton Wanderers signed him in July 1936 and gave him a debut against Grimsby in an FA Cup tie.
[5] The following season, he scored 43 goals in 43 appearances, setting a club record which stood for 50 years until it was broken by Steve Bull.
[6] In 1939 competitive football was then suspended due to World War II, depriving Westcott of several years in his prime.
[7][8] When competitive football resumed in 1946, Westcott continued his goalscoring exploits, setting another club record with 38 goals in the 1946–47 season which made him top-scorer in the league.
[1] He then signed for Manchester City, where he scored 36 goals in 72 league appearances,[1] finishing as the club's top scorer in each of the two full seasons he played.