Wilf Whitfield
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wilfred Whitfield[1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 1916 | ||
Place of birth | Chesterfield, England | ||
Date of death | 18 February 1995[1] | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Birtley | |||
–1938 | Worksop Town | ||
1938–1949 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | (1) |
1949–1951 | Torquay United | 47 | (1) |
Bath City | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wilfred Whitfield (17 November 1916 – 18 February 1995) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United and Bristol Rovers as a left half.[1]
Personal life
Whitfield served as a corporal in the British Army during the Second World War.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Wilf Whitfield". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 129. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
Categories:
- English Football League players
- English men's footballers
- Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Footballers from Chesterfield
- 1916 births
- 1995 deaths
- Birtley Town F.C. players
- Worksop Town F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Bath City F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. wartime guest players
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Royal Artillery soldiers
- English football midfielder, 1910s birth stubs