Jimmy Whitfield

Jimmy Whitfield (18 May 1919 – 1984) was an English professional footballer who scored 38 goals from 161 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside forward for Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United (in two separate spells) and Southport.[1]

Jimmy Whitfield
Personal information
Date of birth (1919-05-18)18 May 1919
Place of birth Hull, England
Date of death 1984 (aged 64–65)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Humber United
1946–1949 Grimsby Town 29 (7)
1949–1951 Scunthorpe United[lower-alpha 1] 16 (6)
1951–1952 Southport 12 (0)
1952–1955 Scunthorpe United 104 (25)
1955–19?? Boston United
1955–19?? Brigg Town
1955–19?? Alford United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Whitfield was born in Hull. He began his career in the Football League with Grimsby Town,[1] before joining Scunthorpe United, then playing in the Midland League, for a £900 fee in February 1949.[2] He scored 29 goals in the club's last season in non-League football and played one season in the League before moving on to Southport in September 1951. After only five months,[3] he returned to Scunthorpe, where he played regularly for two seasons,[4] but at the end of the 1954–55 season he returned to non-League football with Boston United, Brigg Town and Alford United.[2] He died in 1984.[4]

Notes
  1. Appearances and goals figures are for Football League games only.

References
  1. "Jimmy Whitfield". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  3. "Football League Player List" (PDF). Southport FC Stats. Rob Urwin. 23 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  4. Norton, Michael (17 June 2007). "The Iron Alphabet: St–Y". Scunthorpe United F.C. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.


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