Kingsley Whiffen
Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen (3 December 1950 – 15 December 2006) was a Welsh amateur footballer who made one appearance in the Football League for Chelsea as a goalkeeper.[1] He was aged 16 years and 157 days on his only Chelsea appearance, making him the club's second youngest player of all time after Ian Hamilton, who was 16 years and 138 days on his debut earlier that year.[2] Whiffen won caps for Wales at schoolboy level.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Welshpool, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 2006 (aged 56)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Dorchester, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1966 | Llanfair Caereinion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| Plymouth Argyle | |||
| Bangor City | |||
| National team | |||
| Wales Schoolboys | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Whiffen went to school in Llanfair Caereinion.[5] In his later life he lived in Dorset and was a keen golfer, a competition is held in his memory.[6]
References
- "Kingsley Whiffen". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- "Miscellaneous facts – players". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- "Llanfair United". www.huwsgrayalliance.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- "The High School at Llanfair Caereinion (since 1957)". Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- "Kingsley's treble aces". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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