Jack Whitley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Whitley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1880[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Seacombe, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1955 (aged 75)[1] | ||
| Place of death | London, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Liscard YMCA | ||
| 1899–1900 | Darwen | 14 | (0) |
| 1900–1901 | Aston Villa | 11 | (0) |
| 1902–1904 | Everton | 11 | (0) |
| 1904–1906 | Stoke | 36 | (0) |
| 1906–1907 | Leeds City | 7 | (0) |
| 1907 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
| 1908–1913 | Chelsea | 127 | (0) |
| Total | 206 | (0) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Jack Whitley (1880–1955) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Chelsea, Darwen, Everton, Lincoln City and Leeds City and Stoke.[1]
Career
Whitley was born in Seacombe and played amateur football with Liscard YMCA before joining Football League side Darwen in 1899.[1] He played 14 times for Darwen in the Second Division as they lost their Football League status and so he joined Aston Villa for £50.[1] He managed eleven appearances for Villa before signing for Everton where he played second fiddle to George Kitchen.[1] He joined Stoke in 1904 and played in 34 matches during the 1904–05 season before losing his place to Leigh Richmond Roose.[1] He then moved on to Leeds City and Lincoln City before finally finding regular football with Chelsea.[1]
Career statistics
- Sourced from Jack Whitley profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Darwen | 1898–99 | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 1900–01 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1901–02 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Everton | 1902–03 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1903–04 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1904–05 | First Division | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1905–06 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Leeds City | 1905–06 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1906–07 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chelsea[2] | 1907–08 | First Division | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1908–09 | First Division | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 1909–10 | First Division | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 1910–11 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1911–12 | Second Division | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1912–13 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1913–14 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 127 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 138 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 206 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 222 | 0 | ||
References
External links
- Jack Whitley Leeds City profile at mightyleeds.co.uk