Chelsea FC Profile: Bob Whiting
Full Name: Robert Whiting
Nickname(s): Pom Pom
Born: Sunday, 6th January 1884
Place of birth: Canning Town, Essex, England
Height: 5' 10 1/2"
Died: Saturday, 28th April 1917 (aged 33)
Place of death: Oppy, Pas-de-Calais, France
Burial: Commemorated - Bay 7, Arras Memorial, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1906 to 1908
A member of the 1st Footballers’ Battalion – later known as the 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, Bob died during Arras offensive in World War One. His body was never recovered and is one of the 1,969 British and Imperial soldiers commemorated on the Arras memorial who were killed on the same day on 28th April 1917 but have no known graves (and one of the 35,000 named on the memorial in total) (info courtesy of http://www.chelseafc.com/the-club/club-history/WW1.html and https://greatwarlondon.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/bob-whiting-big-kicker-and-casualty-of-war/)
Playing Career:
West Ham United
Tunbridge Wells Rangers
Chelsea (Apr 1906 to Jun 1908) - cost: unknown
Brighton And Hove Albion
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 28th April 1906, Bristol City 2 - 1 Chelsea
Age on debut: 22 years 3 months 22 days
Last Appearance: Saturday, 21st December 1907, Chelsea 3 - 4 Bury
Appearances
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bob Whiting made 54 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 28th Apr 1906 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 14,000 |  |
| League | 8th Sep 1906 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 6,000 |  |
| League | 15th Sep 1906 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Bradford City | 10,000 |  |
| League | 22nd Sep 1906 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,562 | |
| League | 29th Sep 1906 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 20,000 | |
| League | 6th Oct 1906 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 24,000 | |
| League | 13th Oct 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | 10,000 | |
| League | 20th Oct 1906 | Burton United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 4,000 | |
| League | 3rd Nov 1906 | Burslem Port Vale | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 5,000 | |
| League | 10th Nov 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Burnley | 10,000 | |
| League | 17th Nov 1906 | Leeds City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 24th Nov 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Barnsley | 14,000 | |
| League | 1st Dec 1906 | Chesterfield Town | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 6,000 | |
| League | 8th Dec 1906 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 15th Dec 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Clapton Orient | 15,000 | |
| League | 22nd Dec 1906 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 3,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1906 | Hull City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,000 | |
| League | 29th Dec 1906 | Glossop | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 4,000 | |
| League | 1st Jan 1907 | Stockport County | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 5th Jan 1907 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Blackpool | 15,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 12th Jan 1907 | Lincoln City | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 5,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 16th Jan 1907 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Lincoln City | 11,883 | |
| League | 26th Jan 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 41,168 | |
| League | 2nd Feb 1907 | Leicester Fosse | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 17,000 | |
| League | 9th Feb 1907 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 15,000 | |
| League | 16th Feb 1907 | Lincoln City | 0 | 5 | Chelsea | 3,000 | |
| League | 23rd Feb 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Burton United | 11,000 | |
| League | 2nd Mar 1907 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 6,000 | |
| League | 4th Mar 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Stockport County | 8,000 | |
| League | 9th Mar 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Burslem Port Vale | 8,000 | |
| League | 16th Mar 1907 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 19th Mar 1907 | Bradford City | 6 | 3 | Chelsea | 6,000 | |
| League | 23rd Mar 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Leeds City | 25,000 | |
| League | 29th Mar 1907 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Hull City | 48,000 | |
| League | 30th Mar 1907 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 5,000 | |
| League | 6th Apr 1907 | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | Chesterfield Town | 12,000 | |
| League | 13th Apr 1907 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30,000 | |
| League | 20th Apr 1907 | Clapton Orient | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
| League | 27th Apr 1907 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 15,000 | |
| League | 7th Sep 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | Sheffield United | 25,000 | |
| League | 14th Sep 1907 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 21st Sep 1907 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 12th Oct 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 35,000 | |
| League | 19th Oct 1907 | Birmingham | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 26th Oct 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Everton | 50,000 | |
| League | 2nd Nov 1907 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 13,000 | |
| League | 9th Nov 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 55,000 | |
| League | 16th Nov 1907 | The Wednesday | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 22,000 | |
| League | 23rd Nov 1907 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Bristol City | 20,000 | |
| League | 30th Nov 1907 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 2nd Dec 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 18,000 | |
| League | 7th Dec 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Manchester City | 50,000 | |
| League | 14th Dec 1907 | Preston North End | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 21st Dec 1907 | Chelsea | 3 | 4 | Bury | 35,000 | |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
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