Harold Joseph Wheatley (born 9 May 1920) was an English footballer who played for Port Vale and Shrewsbury Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Joseph Wheatley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1920[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Eastham, Merseyside, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right Half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1937–1938 | Ellesmere Port Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1946 | Port Vale | 2 | (0) |
| 1946–1951 | Shrewsbury Town | 189 | (0) |
| Total | 191 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Wheatley played for Ellesmere Port Town before joining Port Vale as an amateur in March 1938, and signing as a professional player the following month.[1] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat at Clapton Orient on 8 September 1938, but only played one more Third Division South game before World War II brought on the cancellation of football and the onset of the war leagues.[1] He played two league and two cup games during the war and also guested for old club Ellesmere Port when Port Vale shut down due to war strains.[1] He returned to Vale in the summer of 1944 as they commenced regular football, only playing the odd game as he also guested for Wrexham, Stockport County and Chester.[1] He was transferred to Shrewsbury Town in the summer of 1946.[1] He made 182 appearances in the Midland League and played in Salop's first seven Football League matches.
Career statistics edit
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1938–39 | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1950–51 | Third Division North | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |