John Whitehouse (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Thomas Whitehouse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1878[1] | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1933 (aged 54–55) | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899–1901 | Wednesbury Town | ||
| 1901–1905 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 147 | (0) |
| 1906 | Halesowen | ||
| 1906–1907 | Stoke | 2 | (0) |
| 1907 | Stourbridge | ||
| 1908 | Bloxwich Strollers | ||
| 1909 | Darlaston | ||
| 1910 | Dudley | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Thomas Whitehouse (1878 – 1933) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]
Career[edit]
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[edit]
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1901–02 | First Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1902–03 | First Division | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 1903–04 | First Division | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 1 | |
| 1904–05 | First Division | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1905–06 | First Division | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Stoke | 1906–07 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 149 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 157 | 1 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ 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)