Chelsea FC Profile: Bob Whittingham
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
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
Appearances
| Goals
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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 Whittingham made 129 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 16th Apr 1910 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 16,000 |  |
| League | 23rd Apr 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Bury | 35,000 |   |
| League | 30th Apr 1910 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 3rd Sep 1910 | Derby County | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 10th Sep 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Barnsley | 21,000 | |
| League | 17th Sep 1910 | Leicester Fosse | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 16,000 | |
| League | 24th Sep 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29,000 |  |
| League | 1st Oct 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 25,000 | |
| League | 8th Oct 1910 | Clapton Orient | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 |  |
| League | 15th Oct 1910 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Blackpool | 30,000 | |
| League | 22nd Oct 1910 | Glossop | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 29th Oct 1910 | Chelsea | 7 | 0 | Lincoln City | 25,000 | |
| League | 12th Nov 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Birmingham | 17,000 | |
| League | 19th Nov 1910 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 21,305 | |
| League | 26th Nov 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Hull City | 17,000 | |
| League | 3rd Dec 1910 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 10th Dec 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Bradford Park Avenue | 14,000 | |
| League | 17th Dec 1910 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 24th Dec 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1910 | Leeds City | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
| League | 27th Dec 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Stockport County | 30,000 | |
| League | 31st Dec 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Derby County | 32,000 | |
| League | 2nd Jan 1911 | Stockport County | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 5,000 | |
| League | 7th Jan 1911 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 14th Jan 1911 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Leyton | 19,167 | |
| F.A. Cup | 19th Jan 1911 | Leyton | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
| League | 21st Jan 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 18,000 | |
| League | 28th Jan 1911 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 16,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 4th Feb 1911 | Chesterfield Town | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 28,400 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 11th Feb 1911 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Clapton Orient | 41,000 | |
| League | 18th Feb 1911 | Blackpool | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 6,000 | |
| League | 4th Mar 1911 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 4,000 | |
| League | 6th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Glossop | 12,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 11th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Swindon Town | 77,952 | |
| League | 18th Mar 1911 | Birmingham | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 20th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 12,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 25th Mar 1911 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 34,000 | |
| League | 29th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 12,600 | |
| League | 1st Apr 1911 | Hull City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 8th Apr 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Fulham | 45,000 | |
| League | 14th Apr 1911 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Leeds City | 35,000 | |
| League | 15th Apr 1911 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 18th Apr 1911 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 9,000 | |
| League | 22nd Apr 1911 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Burnley | 36,000 | |
| League | 26th Apr 1911 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 29th Apr 1911 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 2nd Sep 1911 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Stockport County | 28,000 | |
| League | 11th Sep 1911 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Derby County | 20,000 | |
| League | 30th Sep 1911 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30,000 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 14th Oct 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 24,000 | |
| League | 21st Oct 1911 | Burnley | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 28th Oct 1911 | Clapton Orient | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 25,000 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 4th Nov 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Bristol City | 25,000 | |
| League | 11th Nov 1911 | Birmingham | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 18th Nov 1911 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 5,000 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 25th Nov 1911 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 2nd Dec 1911 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Glossop | 25,000 | |
| League | 9th Dec 1911 | Hull City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
| League | 16th Dec 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Barnsley | 20,000 | |
| League | 23rd Dec 1911 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1911 | Fulham | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 30th Dec 1911 | Stockport County | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 6th Jan 1912 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Leeds City | 10,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 13th Jan 1912 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 34,400 | |
| League | 20th Jan 1912 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 9,000 | |
| League | 27th Jan 1912 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | 27,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 3rd Feb 1912 | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 21,070 | |
| League | 10th Feb 1912 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 25,000 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 17th Feb 1912 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 9,000 |  |
| League | 24th Feb 1912 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Burnley | 30,000 | |
| League | 2nd Mar 1912 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Clapton Orient | 45,000 | |
| League | 9th Mar 1912 | Bristol City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 16th Mar 1912 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Birmingham | 27,000 | |
| League | 20th Mar 1912 | Gainsborough Trinity | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 3,000 | |
| League | 23rd Mar 1912 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 13,000 | |
| League | 6th Apr 1912 | Glossop | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 4,000 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 8th Apr 1912 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 17,000 | |
| League | 13th Apr 1912 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Hull City | 35,000 | |
| League | 25th Apr 1912 | Barnsley | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 27th Apr 1912 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Bradford Park Avenue | 40,000 | |
| League | 5th Oct 1912 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 25,000 | |
| League | 12th Oct 1912 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 22,000 | |
| League | 19th Oct 1912 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Bradford City | 40,000 | |
| League | 26th Oct 1912 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 2nd Nov 1912 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 35,100 | |
| League | 23rd Nov 1912 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 30th Nov 1912 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Derby County | 30,000 | |
| League | 7th Dec 1912 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 36,771 | |
| League | 14th Dec 1912 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Middlesbrough | 35,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1912 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 28th Dec 1912 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 35,000 | |
| League | 4th Jan 1913 | Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 11th Jan 1913 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Southend United | 14,569 |  (2 Pen) |
| League | 18th Jan 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | 50,000 | |
| League | 25th Jan 1913 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 1st Feb 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | The Wednesday | 35,606 | |
| F.A. Cup | 5th Feb 1913 | The Wednesday | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,860 | |
| League | 8th Feb 1913 | Sunderland | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 22nd Feb 1913 | Bradford City | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 10,000 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 1st Mar 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | 35,000 | |
| League | 21st Mar 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 65,000 | |
| League | 22nd Mar 1913 | The Wednesday | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 24th Mar 1913 | Liverpool | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 6th Sep 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 61,500 | |
| League | 8th Sep 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 21,000 | |
| League | 13th Sep 1913 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 27th Sep 1913 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 4th Oct 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 30,000 | |
| League | 11th Oct 1913 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 22,000 | |
| League | 18th Oct 1913 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 40,000 | |
| League | 25th Oct 1913 | Aston Villa | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 36,000 | |
| League | 1st Nov 1913 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 40,000 | |
| League | 8th Nov 1913 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
| League | 15th Nov 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Derby County | 28,000 | |
| League | 22nd Nov 1913 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 29th Nov 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Bradford City | 45,000 | |
| League | 6th Dec 1913 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,000 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 13th Dec 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | 30,000 | |
| League | 20th Dec 1913 | Everton | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | The Wednesday | 40,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1913 | The Wednesday | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 27th Dec 1913 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 29,305 | |
| League | 28th Feb 1914 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Aston Villa | 58,000 | |
| League | 30th Aug 1919 | Everton | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 35,000 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 1st Sep 1919 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 50,000 | |
| League | 6th Sep 1919 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Everton | 60,000 | |
| League | 10th Sep 1919 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 13th Sep 1919 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Newcastle United | 12,000 | |
| League | 20th Sep 1919 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bob Whittingham made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bob Whittingham made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
It has been suggested, that Bob may be buried in Brompton Cemetary. However, we currently believe that as all Brompton burials are listed on "Deceased Online" and those records don't include Bob, that this information is incorrect. We therefore currently do not include Bob as found.
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