Walter Whittaker
 Whittaker while with Brentford 1905 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Whittaker | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 June 1917 (aged 38) | ||
| Place of death | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1894–1895 | Molyneaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1895– | Buxton | ||
| –1896 | Molyneaux | ||
| 1896 | Newton Heath | 3 | (0) |
| 1896–1897 |
Fairfield | ||
| 1897–1898 | Grimsby Town | 28 | (0) |
| 1898–1900 | Reading | ||
| 1900–1901 | Blackburn Rovers | 52 | (0) |
| 1901–1903 | Grimsby Town | 47 | (0) |
| 1903–1904 | Derby County | 12 | (0) |
| 1904–1906 | Brentford | 63 | (0) |
| 1906–1907 | Reading | ||
| 1907–1910 | Clapton Orient | 90 | (0) |
| 1910–1912 | Exeter City | ||
| 1912–1914 | Swansea Town | ||
| 1914 |
Llanelly | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1912–1914 | Swansea Town (player-manager) | ||
| 1914 |
Llanelly (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Whittaker (20 September 1878 – 2 June 1917) was an English
Swansea Town
.
Playing career
Whittaker began his career with
left-half Walter Cartwright), but the team lost all three matches Whittaker appeared in; he was transferred to Fairfield
at the end of the season.
After a season away, Whittaker returned to the
Football League with Second Division side Grimsby Town in May 1897, playing in all but two of the club's matches in the 1897–98 season. In May 1898, Whittaker transferred to Southern League club Reading, where he played for almost two seasons before returning to The Football League with Blackburn Rovers in February 1900. After just over 50 league appearances for Blackburn, Whittaker rejoined Grimsby Town – newly promoted to the First Division – in December 1901. The club narrowly avoided relegation at the end of the 1901–02 season, but they were unable to repeat the feat in 1902–03
, and at the end of the season, after 47 more appearances for Grimsby, Whittaker transferred to Derby County to remain a First Division player.
Whittaker was predominantly Derby's second-choice goalkeeper in
Clapton Orient. After making 90 Football League and six FA Cup appearances in three years with the London side, he made a final return to the Southern League First Division with Exeter City
in July 1910.
Management career
In July 1912, Whittaker was appointed as the first manager of
First World War
.
Personal life
Whittaker died of pneumonia in 1917 at the age of 38.[3]
Honours
As a manager
Swansea Town
References
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- ^ "Whittaker Walter Image 1 Brentford 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.