Bill Whittaker (footballer)

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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
Position(s)
Wing half
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1948 Charlton Athletic 28 (0)
Clapton Orient
(guest)
Fulham (guest)
1941West Ham United (guest) 1 (0)
1941–1942Liverpool (guest) 9 (0)
1942Watford (guest) 1 (0)
Chelsea (guest)
1942–1946Brentford (guest) 65 (0)
1945Plymouth 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

William Paul Whittaker (20 December 1922 – 30 August 1977) was an English professional

Eastern Counties League club Cambridge United.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

Charlton Athletic

References

  • Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
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  1. ^ a b c "Bill Whittaker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Bill Whittaker". Greens on Screen Database. 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.
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  6. ^ "Seasons - 1940/41 to 1949/50" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Bill Whittaker". League Managers Association. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ^ a b c Bill Whittaker at WorldFootball.net
  9. ^ a b "Players – Player Profile". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. ^ 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.