Dean Whitehead

Dean Whitehead
Whitehead playing for Stoke City in 2010
Personal information
Full name Dean Whitehead[1]
Date of birth (1982-01-12) 12 January 1982[2]
Place of birth Abingdon, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing position Central midfielder / Right-back
Youth career
Abingdon Town
0000–1999 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Oxford United 122 (9)
2004–2009 Sunderland 185 (13)
2009–2013 Stoke City 132 (3)
2013–2015 Middlesbrough 55 (1)
2015–2018 Huddersfield Town 54 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

Dean Whitehead (born 12 January 1982) is a retired English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Premier League club Huddersfield Town.

Whitehead joined his local non-League club Abingdon Town before he signed for Football League club Oxford United in 1999. He impressed in the lower divisions and was signed by Championship club Sunderland in 2004. He won promotion in his first season with Sunderland, although they were relegated from the Premier League after one season. He was made captain by Roy Keane as Sunderland claimed an instant return to the top flight. After two more seasons in the north-east, Whitehead signed for Stoke City in 2009. He helped Stoke reach the 2011 FA Cup Final, where the team finished runners-up to Manchester City. After spending four seasons with Stoke, Whitehead signed for Middlesbrough in 2013. He moved to Huddersfield Town two years later, helping them to promotion from the Championship in 2017.

Career

Oxford United

Born in Abingdon, Oxfordshire,[2] Whitehead started his career with Abingdon Town's youth team, before joining the youth scheme of his local Football League club, Oxford United. He progressed through the ranks, making his first-team debut in a 2–0 win over Luton Town in the Football League Trophy on 7 December 1999.[3] Whitehead played in 23 matches in 2000–01[4] as Oxford suffered relegation to the Third Division. He scored his first goal in the Football League against Rushden & Diamonds in August 2001.[5] He was a regular in 2001–02, playing in 43 fixtures[6] as Oxford had a poor season, finishing in 21st position. He was restricted to 22 appearances in 2002–03[7] as Oxford missed out on a play-off place by a single point. In 2003–04, Whitehead reclaimed his place in the team, making 47 appearances and scoring seven goals.[8] After playing for the club for five seasons, his contract expired and he turned down the offer of a new one from the club.[9]

Sunderland

In June 2004, Whitehead signed for Championship club Sunderland on a free transfer.[10] Sunderland were ordered to pay £150,000 to Oxford at an FA tribunal, to compensate for the time and money put into his development. Oxford would also receive 25% of any fee should Sunderland sell Whitehead. Whitehead quickly became a key member of the team as Sunderland won the Championship in 2004–05, and was chosen as Players' Player of the Year by his teammates at the end of the season.

Whitehead was given a new three-year contract during 2005–06.[11] He scored a swerving 30-yard free kick past then England goalkeeper Paul Robinson in a 3–2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. During 2005–06, he resigned the captaincy to concentrate on his football but he deputised for the frequently injured Steven Caldwell and was appointed on a permanent basis after Caldwell was sold to Burnley. Sunderland were relegated to the Championship for 2006–07,[12] during which Whitehead was given the captain's armband for the second time. Reading had a bid of £1.2 million for Whitehead rejected in July 2006.[13]

Whitehead and teammate Liam Lawrence both signed new contracts in August 2006.[14] Sunderland finished first in the Championship in 2006–07, thus making an instant return to the Premier League. Whitehead was included in the PFA Team of the Year.[15] He also came second in the club's Player of the Year vote.[16] Whitehead sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury in a match against Wigan Athletic in August 2007, which ruled him out for six months.[17] He made his comeback from injury in November 2007.[18]

After Sunderland returned to the Premier League, Whitehead found himself playing at right-back, although this ended when manager Roy Keane signed right-backs Phil Bardsley and Pascal Chimbonda, allowing Whitehead to move back into central midfield. He left Sunderland in August 2009 after making 200 appearances for the club.

Stoke City

Whitehead signed a four-year contract with Premier League club Stoke City on 24 July 2009 for an initial £3 million fee, rising to £5 million with add-ons.[19] He stated that Stoke's team spirit was the main reason for his move to the club.[20] He made his debut on 15 August 2009 in a 2–0 win over Burnley.[21] Whitehead made a slow start to his Stoke career with a number of anonymous performances. However, following a 0–0 draw with Blackburn Rovers, he earned praise from manager Tony Pulis.[22] Whitehead scored his first goal for Stoke when he converted winger Matthew Etherington's cross in the 86th minute in a 3–1 FA Cup fourth-round win over Arsenal on 24 January 2010.[23] Whitehead was sent off by Mike Dean against Tottenham Hotspur in March 2010 a decision which drew heavy criticism from Tony Pulis and Matthew Etherington.[24][25]

His first Premier League goal for Stoke came against Birmingham City on 9 November 2010 with Whitehead scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 win.[26] He scored his second league goal for Stoke away to Manchester United on 4 January 2011, becoming the first Stoke player to score at Old Trafford since 1980.[27] Towards the end of 2010–11, Whitehead lost his place in the starting eleven to a resurgent Glenn Whelan, making a number of cameo appearances from the bench. One of these came in the 2011 FA Cup Final against Manchester City.[28]

Whitehead made his 100th appearance for Stoke on 3 November 2011 in a UEFA Europa League match against Maccabi Tel Aviv, scoring the first goal in a 2–1 victory.[29][30] He played in 10 of Stoke's 12 European fixtures in 2011–12, and ended the season having played in 47 matches in total.[31] He made a bad start to 2012–13, as on the opening day of the season away to Reading he conceded a 90th-minute penalty and was sent off after picking up a second yellow card.[32] He remained back-up to Glenn Whelan for the remainder of the season being used mainly as a substitute.[33] He was released by Stoke at the end of 2012–13.[34]

Middlesbrough

Whitehead signed for Championship club Middlesbrough on 2 July 2013 on a two-year contract.[35] Manager Tony Mowbray revealed that Whitehead's experience of gaining promotion from the Championship twice was the key reason in signing him.[36] Whitehead played 38 times in 2013–14,[37] as Middlesbrough finished in 12th position. Whitehead scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for the club in a 2–1 loss away to Derby County.[38] In 2014–15, Middlesbrough reached the 2015 Championship play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, where they lost 2–0 to Norwich City.[39] At the end of the season, Whitehead left Middlesbrough as manager Aitor Karanka could not guarantee him game time.[40]

Huddersfield Town

In June 2015, Whitehead signed for Championship club Huddersfield Town on a two-year contract.[41] He made his debut for in a 2–0 defeat against Hull City at the KC Stadium on 8 August 2015.[42] On 6 July 2017, Huddersfield announced that Whitehead had extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2017–18 Premier League season with manager David Wagner stating: "Even if he plays less for us, he is still a very important part of the team and our dressing room."[43]

Career statistics

As of the end of the 2017–18 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oxford United 1999–2000[3] Second Division 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2000–01[4] Second Division 200102000230
2001–02[6] Third Division 40110101[lower-alpha 1]0431
2002–03[7] Third Division 18120101[lower-alpha 1]0221
2003–04[8] Third Division 447102000477
Total 12295060301369
Sunderland 2004–05[44] Championship 4252020—465
2005–06[45] Premier League 3732120—414
2006–07[46] Championship 4541010—474
2007–08[47] Premier League 2711000—281
2008–09[48] Premier League 3401030—380
Total 185137180—20014
Stoke City 2009–10[21] Premier League 3604100—401
2010–11[49] Premier League 3724020—432
2011–12[31] Premier League 330400010[lower-alpha 2]1471
2012–13[50] Premier League 2613010—301
Total 1323151301011605
Middlesbrough 2013–14[37] Championship 3711000—381
2014–15[51] Championship 18020203[lower-alpha 3]0250
Total 551302030631
Huddersfield Town 2015–16[42] Championship 3401010—360
2016–17[52] Championship 160400000200
2017–18[53] Premier League 401020—70
Total 540603000630
Career total 5482636222016162229
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Sunderland

Stoke City

Huddersfield Town

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2011). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 436. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
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  4. 1 2 "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Oxford 3–2 Rushden". BBC Sport. 31 August 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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  7. 1 2 "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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  10. ↑ "Whitehead joins Sunderland". BBC Sport. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "New Sunderland deal for Whitehead". BBC Sport. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Bevan, Chris (6 March 2006). "What went wrong for Sunderland?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Black Cats reject Whitehead offer". BBC Sport. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Sunderland duo sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 3 August 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  15. 1 2 "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Nosworthy wins Sunderland award". BBC Sport. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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  22. ↑ "Pulis hails midfielder Whitehead". BBC Sport. 29 November 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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  28. 1 2 McNulty, Phil (14 May 2011). "Man City 1–0 Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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  35. ↑ "Middlesbrough sign Dean Whitehead after Stoke exit". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  36. ↑ "Middlesbrough: Dean Whitehead is key says Tony Mowbray". BBC Sport. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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  38. ↑ "Derby County 2–1 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  39. ↑ Shepka, Phil (25 May 2015). "Middlesbrough 0–2 Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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  41. ↑ "Dean Whitehead: Experienced midfielder joins Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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