John Whitehouse (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Thomas Whitehouse[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1878[1] | ||
Place of birth | West Bromwich, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Wednesbury Town | |||
1901–1905 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 147 | (0) |
– | Halesowen Town | ||
1906–1907 | Stoke | 2 | (0) |
– | Sourbridge | ||
– | Bloxwich Strollers | ||
– | Darlaston | ||
– | Dudley | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Thomas Whitehouse (1878 – after 1907) 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
Source:[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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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
- ^ a b c d e f Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ John Whitehouse at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Categories:
- 1878 births
- People from West Bromwich
- Association football wing halves
- English footballers
- Wednesbury Town F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Halesowen Town F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Stourbridge F.C. players
- Bloxwich Strollers F.C. players
- Darlaston Town F.C. players
- Dudley Town F.C. players
- English Football League players