Stephen Paul Whitton (born 4 December 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.

Career

In a playing career spanning 20 years (1978–1998), Whitton made more than 450 league appearances. He played in the Football League and Premier League in England,[3] the Swedish Allsvenskan[4] and the Hong Kong First Division League. After being forced to retire with injury he became assistant manager at Colchester United under Steve Wignall and his successor Mick Wadsworth. He went on to manage the team after Wadsworth resigned just weeks before the start of the season.[5] He continued as manager until he left by mutual consent in early 2003.[6]

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Colchester United 28 August 1999 29 January 2003 181 52 45 84 28.7

Honours

Ipswich Town

Colchester United

Individual

References

General
  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  • Steve Whitton at Soccerbase
Specific
  1. ^ a b c "Steve Whitton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Steve Whitton". Post War English & Scottish Football League A-–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Steve Whitton" (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Steve Whitton". League Managers' Association. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Whitton exits Colchester". BBC Sport. 28 November 2002. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Players: Steve Whitton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Colchester United — Appearances - 1994–95". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Whitton
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