Frederick Howard Whalley (8 October 1898 – 25 April 1976) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leeds United, Grimsby Town, Preston North End and Fulham as a goalkeeper.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Howard Whalley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 April 1976 (aged 77)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Eccles, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Preston North End | 8 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Grimsby Town | 23 | (0) |
| 1921–1924 | Leeds United | 87 | (0) |
| 1924–1926 | Fulham | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Whalley enlisted as a reservist in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment of the British Army in November 1913, whilst working as a cotton spinner.[2] After Britain's declaration of war on Germany in August 1914, he was mobilised and arrived on the Western Front one month later.[2] Whalley saw action through the winter operations of 1914–1915, but was court-martialed in January 1915 for falling asleep at his post.[2] He was sentenced to one year's hard labour and owing to a case of trench foot,[2] he was moved from Rouen to Britain.[4] In November 1915, he returned to his battalion, but was reprimanded after going AWOL for three days.[4] Whalley returned to the front in January 1916 and was again evacuated after another case of trench foot, before being transferred to the King's Regiment (Liverpool) and then to the Labour Corps in March 1917.[2] He was discharged in December 1918, one month after the Armistice.[2] After his retirement from football in the mid-1920s, Whalley became a policeman in Preston and later lived in Eccles.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 1919–20[4] | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Leeds United | 1921–22[5] | Second Division | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1922–23[5] | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24[5] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 87 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 0 | ||
| Fulham | 1924–25[4] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 103 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 307. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "2339 Pte. F. Whalley. L.N.LAN.R." The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "The lure of promotion. Leeds United". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d "Whalley Fred Leeds United 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Leeds United Players Details : No.34 : Whalley: Frederick Harold (Fred)". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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