John Whitehouse (footballer)

John Whitehouse

Personal information
Full name	John Thomas Whitehouse[1]
Date of birth	1878[1]
Place of birth	West Bromwich, England[1]
Date of death	Unknown
Playing position	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Wednesbury Town
1901–1905	Wolverhampton Wanderers	147	(0)
–	Halesowen Town
1906–1907	Stoke	2	(0)
–	Sourbridge
–	Bolxwich Strollers
–	Darlaston
–	Dudley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Thomas Whitehouse (1878 – unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[1]

Career

Whitehouse was born in West Bromwich and played for Wednesbury Town before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1901.^[1] He became a regular for Wolves at right half making over 150 appearances for the club scoring once which came in the FA Cup against Derby County in February 1904. He left Wolves in 1906 for Halesowen Town but was give the chance to remain a professional with Stoke. However he only played two matches for Stoke in 1906–07 and went on to play for serveal non-league teams in the Birmingham area.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1901–02	32	0	1	0	33	0
	1902–03	31	0	1	0	32	0
	1903–04	34	0	4	1	38	1
	1904–05	27	0	0	0	27	0
	1905–06	23	0	2	0	25	0
Stoke	1906–07	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career Total		149	0	8	1	157	1

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.