Sam Whittingham (footballer)

Sam Whittingham

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Whittingham[1]
Date of birth	1884[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Playing position	Half-back
Youth career
	Goldenhill Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1902	Stoke	0	(0)
1903–1906	Burslem Port Vale	69	(3)
	Crewe Alexandra
1908–1909	Blackpool	48	(0)
1910	Huddersfield Town	0	(0)
	Mirfield United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Samuel "Sam" Whittingham (born 1884; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played for Stoke, Burslem Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Blackpool, and Huddersfield Town. He was the elder brother of Bob Whittingham.

Playing career

Whittingham played for Goldenhill Wanderers and Stoke, before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1903.^[1] He played seven Second Division games in the 1903–04 season.^[1] He scored three goals in 31 league games in the 1904–05 season, bagging his first goal in the Football League on 17 December, in a 2–1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers at the Athletic Ground; he later claimed goals in 2–0 home wins over Grimsby Town and Doncaster Rovers in March.^[1] He played 31 league games in the 1905–06 campaign, but was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in the summer 1906.^[1] He later also played for Blackpool, Huddersfield Town (playing one FA Cup game in the 1910–11 season), and Mirfield United.

References

Specific

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 308. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

General

• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.