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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1901–02 32010330
1902–03 31010320
1903–04 34041381
1904–05 27000270
1905–06 23020250
Stoke 1906–07 200020
Career Total 1490811571

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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