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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





West End Football Team History


West End Lions
West End High School

1840 Pearson Ave. SW Birmingham, AL 35211
Stadium: Lawson Field
Colors: Royal Blue & Orange
Coach: Ray Williams
Region: 4A-R5
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1930  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2007
1980 Season Highlights
 Ray Williams enters his 9th season as Head Coach at West End.
 The Lions won the Class 4A Region 5 Championship.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 28   Woodlawn    21   7   W    Legion Field   
 Thu., Sep. 4   Carver Birmingham    30   0   W    Legion Field   
 Thu., Sep. 18   Wenonah   *  34   6   W    Fair Park   
 Fri., Sep. 26   Jackson-Olin   *  6   10   L    Legion Field   
 Thu., Oct. 2   Glenn   *  63   6   W    Rickwood Field   
 Fri., Oct. 10   Parker   *  26   19   W    Legion Field   
 Thu., Oct. 16   Jones Valley   *  18   0   W    Fair Park   
 Fri., Oct. 24   Phillips Birmingham    45   2   W    Legion Field   
 Fri., Oct. 31   Ensley   *  39   14   W    Legion Field   
 Thu., Nov. 6   Hayes    40   0   W    Legion Field   
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Erwin    12   10   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  @ Parker    7   34   L    Legion Field   2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored341
  Scoring Average28.4
  Points Allowed108
  Defense Average9.0
  Opponents Record62-59 -6
  Region Record5-1
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record0-1
1980 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/15/19806 5(5-1)49 ASWA
10/22/19807 4(6-1)60 ASWA
10/29/19808 3(7-1)77 ASWA
10/8/19805 9(4-1) ASWA
11/5/19809 1(8-1)89 ASWA
9/10/19801 8 ASWA
9/17/19802 5 ASWA
9/24/19803 4 ASWA
11/12/1980Final 1(9-1) ASWA
  
1980 Class 4A Region 5 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
West End 10-23411081-119445-118655  Ray Williams
Parker 12-2416853-199295-123856  Cecil Leonard
Jones Valley 5-4-11141384-28779  John Galloway
Ensley 3-6-1741893-362136  Hollis Beecham
Jackson-Olin 4-4-21151083-36954  James Shaw
Wenonah 1-8972411-556145  Joe Jennings
Glenn 0-9482670-636209  Wendell Jones

1980 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No West End Players on File.

1980 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Curtis PearsonB HM  BN
 Curtis PearsonB HM  BPH
 Vince PettusL HM  BPH
 Vince PettusL Sr.140 2nd  BN



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