Jack Whitley

Jack Whitley (1880–1955) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Chelsea, Darwen, Everton, Lincoln City, Leeds City and Stoke.[1]

Jack Whitley
Personal information
Full name Jack Whitley[1]
Date of birth 1880[1]
Place of birth Seacombe, England[1]
Date of death 1955 (aged 75)[1]
Place of death London, England[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Liscard YMCA
1899–1900 Darwen 14 (0)
1900–1901 Aston Villa 11 (0)
1902–1904 Everton 11 (0)
1904–1906 Stoke 36 (0)
1906–1907 Leeds City 7 (0)
1907 Lincoln City 0 (0)
1907–1914 Chelsea 127 (0)
Total 206 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Whitley was born in Seacombe, Cheshire, and played amateur football with Liscard YMCA before joining Football League side Darwen in 1899.[1] He played 14 times for Darwen in the Second Division as they lost their Football League status and so he joined Aston Villa for £50.[1] He managed eleven appearances for Villa before signing for Everton where he played second fiddle to George Kitchen.[1] He joined Stoke in 1904 and played in 34 matches during the 1904–05 season before losing his place to Leigh Richmond Roose.[1] He then moved on to Leeds City and Lincoln City before finally finding regular football with Chelsea.[1]

Legacy

Following his death in 1955, Whitley was buried in an unmarked grave at Brompton Cemetery, next to Chelsea's Stamford Bridge ground, the only Chelsea player known to be buried there. In 2017, the Chelsea Supporters Trust launched an appeal to fund the cost of a gravestone.[2]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Darwen 1898–99 Second Division 14000140
Aston Villa 1900–01 First Division 300030
1901–02 First Division 8000180
Total 11000110
Everton 1902–03 First Division 8030110
1903–04 First Division 300030
Total 11030140
Stoke[1] 1904–05 First Division 32020340
1905–06 First Division 400040
Total 36020380
Leeds City 1905–06 Second Division 300030
1906–07 Second Division 400040
Total 700070
Chelsea[4] 1907–08 First Division 23020250
1908–09 First Division 36030390
1909–10 First Division 35020370
1910–11 Second Division 102030
1911–12 Second Division 26020280
1912–13 First Division 300030
1913–14 First Division 300030
Total 12701101380
Career Total 20601602220

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. "Chelsea goalkeeper Jack Whitley: Appeal for gravestone launched". BBC News. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. Jack Whitley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "Jack Whitley". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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