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Chelsea FC Profile: Bob Whittingham

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Full Name: Robert Whittingham

Born: Saturday, 8th December 1888
Place of birth: Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England
Height: 5' 8"
Died: Wednesday, 9th June 1926 (aged 37)
Place of death: Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England
Burial: Buried - 14 Jun 1926 - Goldenhill Cemetery, Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire - Now known as St John the Evangelist Cemetery

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1910 to 1919


Playing Career:


Blackpool
Bradford City
Chelsea (Apr 1910 to Sep 1919) - cost: £1,300
Stoke City

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 16th April 1910, Bristol City 1 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 21 years 4 months 8 days

100th Appearance: Saturday, 1st March 1913, Chelsea 2 - 1 Manchester City

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 20th September 1919, Newcastle United 3 - 0 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1909 / 10 300003
1910 / 11 38500043
1911 / 12 32200034
1912 / 13 20300023
1913 / 14 20000020
1919 / 20 600006
Total11910000129

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1909 / 10 100001
1910 / 11 30500035
1911 / 12 26000026
1912 / 13 7500012
1913 / 14 600006
1919 / 20 100001
Total711000081


* 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 Whittingham made 129 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League16th Apr 1910Bristol City10Chelsea16,000 match lost
League23rd Apr 1910Chelsea20Bury35,000 match won scored 1 goal
League30th Apr 1910Tottenham Hotspur21Chelsea35,000 match lost
League3rd Sep 1910Derby County14Chelsea12,000 match won
League10th Sep 1910Chelsea31Barnsley21,000 match won scored 1 goal
League17th Sep 1910Leicester Fosse10Chelsea16,000 match lost
League24th Sep 1910Chelsea20Wolverhampton Wanderers29,000 match won scored 2 goals
League1st Oct 1910Chelsea30Bolton Wanderers25,000 match won scored 2 goals
League8th Oct 1910Clapton Orient00Chelsea25,000 match drawn
League15th Oct 1910Chelsea00Blackpool30,000 match drawn
League22nd Oct 1910Glossop21Chelsea7,000 match lost
League29th Oct 1910Chelsea70Lincoln City25,000 match won scored 2 goals
League12th Nov 1910Chelsea22Birmingham17,000 match drawn scored 2 goals
League19th Nov 1910West Bromwich Albion13Chelsea21,305 match won scored 1 goal
League26th Nov 1910Chelsea20Hull City17,000 match won scored 2 goals
League3rd Dec 1910Fulham10Chelsea35,000 match lost
League10th Dec 1910Chelsea30Bradford Park Avenue14,000 match won scored 2 goals
League17th Dec 1910Burnley11Chelsea7,000 match drawn
League24th Dec 1910Chelsea30Gainsborough Trinity16,000 match won scored 1 goal
League26th Dec 1910Leeds City33Chelsea18,000 match drawn
League27th Dec 1910Chelsea20Stockport County30,000 match won scored 2 goals
League31st Dec 1910Chelsea32Derby County32,000 match won scored 2 goals
League2nd Jan 1911Stockport County22Chelsea5,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League7th Jan 1911Barnsley32Chelsea7,000 match lost
F.A. Cup14th Jan 1911Chelsea00Leyton19,167 match drawn
F.A. Cup19th Jan 1911Leyton02Chelsea14,000 match won scored 1 goal
League21st Jan 1911Chelsea20Leicester Fosse18,000 match won scored 1 goal
League28th Jan 1911Wolverhampton Wanderers00Chelsea16,000 match drawn
F.A. Cup4th Feb 1911Chesterfield Town14Chelsea28,400 match won scored 2 goals (1 Pen)
League11th Feb 1911Chelsea10Clapton Orient41,000 match won
League18th Feb 1911Blackpool02Chelsea6,000 match won
League4th Mar 1911Lincoln City00Chelsea4,000 match drawn
League6th Mar 1911Chelsea20Glossop12,000 match won scored 1 goal
F.A. Cup11th Mar 1911Chelsea31Swindon Town77,952 match won scored 2 goals
League18th Mar 1911Birmingham21Chelsea25,000 match lost
League20th Mar 1911Chelsea20Huddersfield Town12,000 match won scored 1 goal
F.A. Cup25th Mar 1911Newcastle United30Chelsea34,000 match lost
League29th Mar 1911Chelsea21West Bromwich Albion12,600 match won scored 1 goal
League1st Apr 1911Hull City11Chelsea12,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League8th Apr 1911Chelsea20Fulham45,000 match won scored 1 goal
League14th Apr 1911Chelsea41Leeds City35,000 match won scored 1 goal
League15th Apr 1911Bradford Park Avenue21Chelsea15,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League18th Apr 1911Huddersfield Town31Chelsea9,000 match lost
League22nd Apr 1911Chelsea30Burnley36,000 match won scored 2 goals
League26th Apr 1911Bolton Wanderers20Chelsea35,000 match lost
League29th Apr 1911Gainsborough Trinity31Chelsea7,000 match lost
League2nd Sep 1911Chelsea00Stockport County28,000 match drawn
League11th Sep 1911Chelsea10Derby County20,000 match won
League30th Sep 1911Chelsea10Gainsborough Trinity30,000 match won scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
League14th Oct 1911Chelsea20Nottingham Forest24,000 match won scored 1 goal
League21st Oct 1911Burnley22Chelsea12,000 match drawn
League28th Oct 1911Clapton Orient14Chelsea25,000 match won scored 2 goals (1 Pen)
League4th Nov 1911Chelsea22Bristol City25,000 match drawn scored 2 goals
League11th Nov 1911Birmingham14Chelsea25,000 match won
League18th Nov 1911Chelsea31Huddersfield Town5,000 match won scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
League25th Nov 1911Blackpool10Chelsea12,000 match lost
League2nd Dec 1911Chelsea10Glossop25,000 match won
League9th Dec 1911Hull City10Chelsea14,000 match lost
League16th Dec 1911Chelsea21Barnsley20,000 match won scored 1 goal
League23rd Dec 1911Bradford Park Avenue11Chelsea20,000 match drawn
League25th Dec 1911Fulham01Chelsea40,000 match won scored 1 goal
League30th Dec 1911Stockport County01Chelsea7,000 match won scored 1 goal
League6th Jan 1912Chelsea42Leeds City10,000 match won
F.A. Cup13th Jan 1912Chelsea10Sheffield United34,400 match won
League20th Jan 1912Wolverhampton Wanderers31Chelsea9,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League27th Jan 1912Chelsea21Leicester Fosse27,000 match won scored 1 goal
F.A. Cup3rd Feb 1912Bradford City20Chelsea21,070 match lost
League10th Feb 1912Chelsea41Grimsby Town25,000 match won scored 2 goals (1 Pen)
League17th Feb 1912Nottingham Forest23Chelsea9,000 match won scored 3 goals
League24th Feb 1912Chelsea02Burnley30,000 match lost
League2nd Mar 1912Chelsea30Clapton Orient45,000 match won scored 3 goals
League9th Mar 1912Bristol City11Chelsea15,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League16th Mar 1912Chelsea02Birmingham27,000 match lost
League20th Mar 1912Gainsborough Trinity02Chelsea3,000 match won scored 1 goal
League23rd Mar 1912Huddersfield Town13Chelsea13,000 match won scored 2 goals
League6th Apr 1912Glossop12Chelsea4,000 match won scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
League8th Apr 1912Derby County20Chelsea17,000 match lost
League13th Apr 1912Chelsea10Hull City35,000 match won
League25th Apr 1912Barnsley02Chelsea7,000 match won scored 1 goal
League27th Apr 1912Chelsea10Bradford Park Avenue40,000 match won
League5th Oct 1912Chelsea20Sunderland25,000 match won scored 1 goal
League12th Oct 1912Woolwich Arsenal01Chelsea22,000 match won
League19th Oct 1912Chelsea03Bradford City40,000 match lost
League26th Oct 1912Manchester City20Chelsea40,000 match lost
League2nd Nov 1912Chelsea02West Bromwich Albion35,100 match lost
League23rd Nov 1912Blackburn Rovers11Chelsea15,000 match drawn
League30th Nov 1912Chelsea31Derby County30,000 match won scored 1 goal
League7th Dec 1912Tottenham Hotspur10Chelsea36,771 match lost
League14th Dec 1912Chelsea23Middlesbrough35,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League26th Dec 1912Manchester United42Chelsea25,000 match lost
League28th Dec 1912Chelsea23Bolton Wanderers35,000 match lost
League4th Jan 1913Sheffield United33Chelsea7,000 match drawn scored 2 goals
F.A. Cup11th Jan 1913Chelsea52Southend United14,569 match won scored 4 goals (2 Pen)
League18th Jan 1913Chelsea10Newcastle United50,000 match won
League25th Jan 1913Oldham Athletic32Chelsea18,000 match lost
F.A. Cup1st Feb 1913Chelsea11The Wednesday35,606 match drawn scored 1 goal
F.A. Cup5th Feb 1913The Wednesday60Chelsea35,860 match lost
League8th Feb 1913Sunderland40Chelsea12,000 match lost
League22nd Feb 1913Bradford City22Chelsea10,000 match drawn scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
League1st Mar 1913Chelsea21Manchester City35,000 match won
League21st Mar 1913Chelsea12Aston Villa65,000 match lost
League22nd Mar 1913The Wednesday32Chelsea8,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League24th Mar 1913Liverpool12Chelsea25,000 match won
League6th Sep 1913Chelsea13Tottenham Hotspur61,500 match lost
League8th Sep 1913Chelsea11West Bromwich Albion21,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League13th Sep 1913Oldham Athletic32Chelsea20,000 match lost
League27th Sep 1913Burnley61Chelsea30,000 match lost scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
League4th Oct 1913Chelsea20Preston North End30,000 match won
League11th Oct 1913Newcastle United10Chelsea22,000 match lost
League18th Oct 1913Chelsea30Liverpool40,000 match won
League25th Oct 1913Aston Villa12Chelsea36,000 match won
League1st Nov 1913Chelsea32Middlesbrough40,000 match won scored 1 goal
League8th Nov 1913Sheffield United32Chelsea14,000 match lost
League15th Nov 1913Chelsea21Derby County28,000 match won scored 1 goal
League22nd Nov 1913Manchester City21Chelsea20,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League29th Nov 1913Chelsea21Bradford City45,000 match won
League6th Dec 1913Blackburn Rovers31Chelsea10,000 match lost scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
League13th Dec 1913Chelsea11Sunderland30,000 match drawn
League20th Dec 1913Everton00Chelsea20,000 match drawn
League25th Dec 1913Chelsea21The Wednesday40,000 match won
League26th Dec 1913The Wednesday30Chelsea30,000 match lost
League27th Dec 1913Tottenham Hotspur12Chelsea29,305 match won
League28th Feb 1914Chelsea03Aston Villa58,000 match lost
League30th Aug 1919Everton23Chelsea35,000 match won scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
League1st Sep 1919Chelsea20Sunderland50,000 match won
League6th Sep 1919Chelsea01Everton60,000 match lost
League10th Sep 1919Sunderland32Chelsea35,000 match lost
League13th Sep 1919Chelsea00Newcastle United12,000 match drawn
League20th Sep 1919Newcastle United30Chelsea40,000 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1910 / 11 4
1911 / 12 4
1912 / 13 5
1913 / 14 7
Total20

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1910 / 11 4
1911 / 12 2
1912 / 13 5
1913 / 14 3
Total14


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bob Whittingham made 20 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly17th Aug 1910Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly20th Aug 1910Chelsea23Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
London Challenge Cup19th Sep 1910Chelsea50Claptonunknown match won scored 3 goals
London Prof. Charity Fund3rd Oct 1910Chelsea03Tottenham Hotspur10,000 match lost
Friendly16th Aug 1911Chelsea31Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly19th Aug 1911Chelsea00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly26th Aug 1911Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
London Prof. Charity Fund30th Oct 1911Woolwich Arsenal10Chelsea1,500 match lost
Friendly19th Aug 1912Chelsea33Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 3 goals
Friendly24th Aug 1912Chelsea52Chelseaunknown match lost scored 2 goals (1 Pen)
London Challenge Cup21st Oct 1912Barking00Chelseaunknown match drawn
London Challenge Cup28th Oct 1912Chelsea70Barkingunknown match won
London Challenge Cup11th Nov 1912West Ham United40Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly16th Aug 1913Chelsea41Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly23rd Aug 1913Chelsea41Chelsea15,000 match lost scored 2 goals
London Challenge Cup22nd Sep 1913Bromley22Chelseaunknown match drawn
London Challenge Cup29th Sep 1913Chelsea60Bromleyunknown match won
London Challenge Cup20th Oct 1913Chelsea01Arsenalunknown match lost
London Prof. Charity Fund17th Nov 1913Millwall Athletic21Chelsea6,000 match lost
Friendly21st Feb 1914Tottenham Hotspur37Chelsea6,000 match won scored 1 goal

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1911 / 12 5
1912 / 13 6
1913 / 14 9
1919 / 20 3
Total23

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1911 / 12 3
1912 / 13 13
1913 / 14 6
Total22


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bob Whittingham made 23 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League23rd Sep 1911Woolwich Arsenal00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League25th Sep 1911Leyton11Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League7th Oct 1911Chelsea11West Ham Unitedunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup8th Nov 1911Chelsea21Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup20th Nov 1911Chelsea20Clapton Orientunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League9th Nov 1912Chelsea50Bristol Cityunknown match won scored 3 goals
Reserve League16th Nov 1912Brentford18Chelseaunknown match won scored 4 goals
Reserve League21st Dec 1912Chelsea40Brentford5,000 match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League15th Mar 1913Bristol City13Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League14th Apr 1913Chelsea40Clapton Orient3,000 match won
Reserve League17th Apr 1913Chelsea100Tunbridge Wells Rangersunknown match won scored 3 goals
Reserve League20th Sep 1913Fulham32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Feb 1914Chelsea40Peterborough Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League14th Feb 1914Brighton And Hove Albion81Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Feb 1914Chelsea80Northampton Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League2nd Mar 1914Chelsea40Watfordunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League7th Mar 1914Chelsea52Brentfordunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League14th Mar 1914Southampton23Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League10th Apr 1914Clapton Orient32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Apr 1914West Ham United20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Oct 1919Millwall02Chelsea5,000 match won
Friendly22nd Oct 1919Army Football31Chelsea5,000 match lost
Reserve League25th Oct 1919Chelsea10Fulhamunknown match won

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


It had previously been suggested, that Bob may be buried in Brompton Cemetary. This turned out not to be correct.

Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Robert Whittingham View CGS profile for Robert Whittingham on Ancestry
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Chelsea FC Player Bob Whittingham

Games Won: 63
Win Percentage: 48.84%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 129 appearances, Bob Whittingham played alongside the following 53 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Lawrence Abram (6)
Wally Bettridge (94)
Billy Brawn (13)
Ron Brebner (8)
Billy Bridgeman (68)
Harold Brittan (2)
Billy Brown (6)
John Brown (7)
Johnny Browning (3)
Robert Buchanan (3)
David Calderhead (Jnr) (33)
Jack Cameron (86)
Bill Cartwright (10)
Jimmy Croal (6)
George Dale (5)
Bill Dickie (3)
George Dodd (25)
Hugh Dolby (1)
Angus Douglas (67)
Sam Downing (81)
Norrie Fairgray (19)
Harry Ford (38)
Charlie Freeman (43)
Harold Halse (18)
Jack Harrow (26)
Jack Harwood (3)
Tom Hewitt (7)
George Hilsdon (38)
George Hunter (18)
George Johnson (4)
Evan Jones (3)
Tommy Logan (18)
Alexander MacFarlane (2)
Ken Mackenzie (1)
Owen Marshall (10)
English McConnell (21)
Marshall McEwan (33)
Bobby McNeil (3)
Nils Middelboe (5)
James Molyneux (90)
Andrew Ormiston (50)
William Read (4)
Jimmy Sharp (32)
Philip Smith (1)
Frederick Taylor (82)
Bob Thomson (27)
Jimmy Turnbull (12)
Andy Walker (6)
Ben Warren (42)
Jack Whitley (31)
Harry Wilding (6)
Jimmy Windridge (8)
Vivian Woodward (62)