Career
He spent five years at in the early 1970s and 1980s, making over one hundred Football League appearances for the club He also played for two other Football League clubs, namely Torquay United and Wigan Athletic. He played as a midfielder.
Signed from Skelmersdale United in January 1974, Weston made his debut for Harry Potts" midway through the 1975-1976 season, as a substitute in a single-goal victory over N ottinghamshire County at Bloomfield Road on 29 November.
He went on to make a further ten league appearances that campaign, scoring once — in a 1–1 home draw with Fulham on 20 December. He also appeared in both of the club"s FA Cup ties.
In 1976-1977, under new manager Allan Brown, Weston made nine league appearances and one League Cup appearance (the latter in the first of two third-round replays against Arsenal on 28 September). Weston made nineteen league appearances in 1977-1978, the majority prior to Allan Brown"s departure.
Brown was replaced, in a caretaker-manager fashion, by Jimmy Meadows.
Meadows gave only three starts to Weston before the end of the season, at which point were relegated to Division Three. Bob Stokoe was installed as "s new manager prior to the 1978-1979 season, his second time in the role. Weston made 31 league appearances that season, scoring four goals.
Stan Ternent replaced Bob Stokoe in the hot seat during the close season, and in the following 1979-1980 campaign, Weston made 35 league appearances and scored three goals.
Alan Ball succeeded Ternent two-thirds of the way through the season, making it six managers Weston had played under in five years at the club Weston made his final appearance for in the final league game of the 1979-1980 season, a 2–0 victory at Rotherham United on 6 May.
He started the first two games of the following season before losing his place, initially to Maurice Cox.
He played once more before moving back to the north-west of England in September 1981, when he joined Wigan Athletic.
