Bill Whittaker (footballer)

Bill Whittaker
Personal information
Full name William Paul Whittaker[1]
Date of birth (1922-12-20)20 December 1922
Place of birth Charlton, England
Date of death 30 August 1977(1977-08-30) (aged 54)[1]
Place of death Greenwich, England
Playing position 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
Teams managed
1951–1955 Cambridge United (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Paul Whittaker (20 December 1922 – 30 August 1977) was an English professional football wing half, who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace.[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]

References

  • Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 095572810X.
  1. 1 2 3 "Bill Whittaker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Greens on Screen Database". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bill [ww 2] Whittaker". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bill Whittaker". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 377–378. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ↑ "League Managers Association – BILL WHITTAKER". www.leaguemanagers.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.


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