Terry Whitthread

Terry Whitthread (born 7 July 1964)[1] is an English former professional snooker player. After winning the 1985 English Amateur Championship, he played professionally from 1986 to 1992.

Terry Whitthread
Born (1964-07-07) 7 July 1964
Sport country England
Professional1986–1992
Highest ranking100

Career

Whitthread won the 1980 British Junior (under 16) snooker championship.[2]:125 At 14, he was one of a group of players known as the "Magnificent Seven" managed by Henry West, the others being Patsy Fagan, John Virgo, Joe Johnson, Tony Knowles, Tony Meo, and Jimmy White.[3] Aged 15, he recorded a 3–1 win over 1979 World Champion Terry Griffiths at the Warners Holidays tournament in 1980.[4] Whitthread was regarded as an outstanding prospect, but did not achieve the level of success that was predicted.[5]

He won the 1985 English Amateur Championship, defeating Jim McNellan 13-3 in the final.[6] At the 1985 IBSF World Snooker Championship Whitthread finished second behind McNellan in their round-robin qualifying group, and then lost 2–5 in the quarter-finals to the eventual champion Paul Mifsud.[7]

He turned professional in 1986,[3] recording one match win (other than a walkover) in seven tournaments in his debut season, a 5–1 defeat of Dennis Hughes in the first round of qualifying for the 1987 British Open.[1] He never reached as far as a quarter-final whilst a professional, and did not compete professionally after 1992. His highest ranking was 100.[1]

References
  1. Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 1010–1011. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  2. Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker – The Records. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0851124488.
  3. Friskin, Sydney (7 May 1986). "Snooker: Johnson attracts lucrative offer". The Times. London.
  4. Smith, Terry (16 May 1980). "Kid shocks Griffiths". Daily Mirror. London. p. 32.
  5. Hennessey, John (24 May 2013). Alex Higgins: Snooker Legend: Eye of the Hurricane. Mainstream Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-78057-825-5.
  6. "100 winners of the English Amateur Championship". English Association of Snooker & Billiards. 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 303–304. ISBN 0356146901.
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