Bill Whittaker (footballer)
William Paul Whittaker (20 December 1922 – 30 August 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace as a wing half.[1] He guested for eight additional clubs during the Second World War.[2][3][4][5] Whittaker later played for and managed Eastern Counties League club Cambridge United.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Paul Whittaker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Charlton, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 1977 (aged 54)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Greenwich, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1948 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | (0) |
| → Clapton Orient (guest) | |||
| → Fulham (guest) | |||
| 1941 | → West Ham United (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| 1941–1942 | → Liverpool (guest) | 9 | (0) |
| → Watford (guest) | |||
| → Chelsea (guest) | |||
| 1942–1946 | → Brentford (guest) | 65 | (0) |
| 1945 | → Plymouth Argyle (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| 1948–1950 | Huddersfield Town | 43 | (0) |
| 1950–1951 | Crystal Palace | 35 | (1) |
| 1951–1955 | Cambridge United | ||
| National team | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1951–1955 | Cambridge United (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford (guest) | 1945–46[5] | ― | ― | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1948–49[7] | First Division | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1949–50[7] | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 43 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
References
- Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 095572810X.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "Bill Whittaker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- "Greens on Screen Database". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- "Bill [ww 2] Whittaker". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- "Bill Whittaker". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 377–378. ISBN 0951526200.
- "League Managers Association – Bill Whittaker". www.leaguemanagers.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- "Huddersfield Town AFC Archive – Players – Player Profile". www.htafcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 129–130. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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