Terry Wharton

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Terry Wharton
Personal information
Full name Terence J. Wharton
Date of birth (1942-07-01) 1 July 1942 (age 81)
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
1957–1959
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers 224 (69)
1967 Los Angeles Wolves 10 (3)
1968–1970 Bolton Wanderers 102 (28)
1970–1972 Crystal Palace 20 (1)
1972–1973 Durban City 7 (4)
1973–1974 Walsall 1 (0)
1974 Kidderminster Harriers 3 (2)
Total 367 (107)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terence J. Wharton (born 1 July 1942)

Bolton Wanderers, Crystal Palace, Walsall and Kidderminster Harriers
in a 17-year senior career spanning from 1957 to 1974.

Outside of England he played for the Los Angeles Wolves,[2] effectively Wolverhampton Wanderers under another name, in the United Soccer Association and for Durban City in South Africa.

Renowned for his penalty-taking, Wharton converted 43 penalty kicks out of the 44 that he took during his career. This would rank him among the top three most successful penalty takers in Football League history alongside

Matthew Le Tissier
(47 out of 48).

Biography

Blackburn Rovers and Newport County
.

Wharton joined Wolves on his 15th birthday in 1957 and he turned professional at

Ipswich Town on 11 November 1961, having replaced Mark Lazarus. He then went on to score two more goals when making his debut in the FA Cup, versus Carlisle United
in January 1962.

He was Wolves' first-choice

West Bromwich Albion were beaten 7–0. He was in the Wolves side that lost their First Division status in 1964–65 through to the time the team returned to the First Division two seasons later. In the summer of 1967 Wharton was part of the Wolves team who toured the US playing as the Los Angeles Wolves in the experimental United Soccer Association
.

Wharton had scored 83 goals in 242 games for Wolves when he joined his hometown club,

Luton Town.[3]

In January 1971,

South African Cup Final in 1972. In November 1973, he returned to England and joined Walsall; a sole outing as a substitute versus Leyton Orient
proved to be his only appearance for the club.

Wharton wound down his career in 1974, appearing in three matches for non-league side Kidderminster Harriers during which he scored twice before retiring later that year.

After his retirement as a player, Wharton established a fledgling career as a manager, managing Stourbridge, Brewood and Wednesfield in the lower divisions of English football.

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0907969542
    .
  2. St. Petersburg Times
    , 26 June 1967, p. 5-C. Retrieved on 27 May 2013.
  3. Montreal Gazette. "Storm-centre Moore shines in soccer opener"
    . 17 August 1970, p. 14. Retrieved on 27 May 2013.
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