William Paul Whittaker (20 December 1922 – 30 August 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace as a wing half.[1] He guested for eight additional clubs during the Second World War.[2][3][4][5][6] Whittaker later played for and managed Eastern Counties League club Cambridge United.[7]
Career statistics
| 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. ISBN 978-0955728105.
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- ^ a b c "Bill Whittaker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Bill Whittaker". Greens on Screen Database. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Bill [ww 2] Whittaker". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Bill Whittaker". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 377–378. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Seasons - 1940/41 to 1949/50" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Bill Whittaker". League Managers Association. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Bill Whittaker at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Players – Player Profile". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ 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.
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