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][6] Whittaker later played for and managed Eastern Counties League club Cambridge United.[7]
| 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 | ||
| 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) |
| 1942 | → Watford (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| → 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1951–1955 | Cambridge United (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 1946–47[8] | First Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1947–48[8] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49[8] | 8 | 0 | ― | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Brentford (guest) | 1945–46[5] | ― | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 1948–49[9] | First Division | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1949–50[9] | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 80 | 0 | ||
Honours edit
Charlton Athletic
References edit
- Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ a b c "Bill Whittaker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Bill Whittaker". Greens on Screen Database. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Bill [ww 2] Whittaker". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Bill Whittaker". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 377–378. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Seasons - 1940/41 to 1949/50" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Bill Whittaker". League Managers Association. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Bill Whittaker at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Players – Player Profile". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 129–130. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  | This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1920s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |