Allison Whitworth Explained

Allison Whitworth
Fullname:Allison Leigh Whitworth[1]
Birth Date:11 December 1985
Birth Place:Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Position:Goalkeeper
College1:Auburn Tigers
Collegeyears1:2004-2008
Collegecaps1:73
Clubs1:Atlanta Silverbacks
Years1:2008
Caps1:8
Goals1:0
Clubs2:FC Gold Pride
Years2:2009
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Clubs3:Atlanta Beat
Years3:2010
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Clubs4:Chicago Red Stars
Years4:2010
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Clubs5:Atlanta Beat
Years5:2011
Caps5:11
Goals5:0
Managerclubs1:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (assistant)
Manageryears1:2011-2012
Managerclubs2:Ohio Bobcats (goalkeeping)
Manageryears2:2013-2015
Managerclubs3:Spring Hill Badgers
Manageryears3:2016-2018
Managerclubs4:Mississippi State Bulldogs (goalkeeping)
Manageryears4:2019

Allison Leigh Whitworth (born December 11, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player and coach who played as a goalkeeper. Whitworth most recently served as assistant coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's soccer team.

Playing career

College career

She capped her Tiger career by setting a school record with 356 saves, including an Southeastern Conference-high of 132 during her senior campaign which still remains an Auburn record.[2] The 356 saves place her third in the SEC league record book. She registered 22 career shutouts, including eight during each of her junior and senior years, tied for eighth in SEC history. She received First Team All-SEC honors thanks in part to her 1.02 goals-against average. This was her second league accolade after picking up a Second Team award the previous season. Whitworth was chosen as a SEC Defensive Player of the Week at least once in each of her last three seasons, culminating with winning the award three times as a senior. She saw action in 73 career matches, posting a 1.13 career goals-against average.[3] After graduating, she became the first Auburn alumni to be drafted into a professional soccer league.[4]

Club career

Whitworth's first season of club soccer came in 2008 at the amateur level with the Atlanta Silverbacks in the USL W-League. She amassed a perfect 8-0-0 record with Atlanta during the 2008 USL W-League season, helping propel them to a perfect 13-0-0 record and a playoff berth.

Whitworth was drafted FC Gold Pride after being drafted in the 8th round of the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Draft ahead of the league and team's inaugural season.[5] She served as backup to United States Women's National Team player Nicole Barnhart during the 2009 WPS season. Her first start came on May 24 in a loss to LA Sol.[6] Whitworth saw an improved result when she faced LA Sol next, earning shutout on July 23.[7] Whitworth earned the first win of her professional career against the Washington Freedom on August 1.[8] Over the season she appeared in four matches, allowing five goals and keeping one clean sheet.

Following the 2009 season she was traded on October 29, 2009, sent along with the 23rd pick in the 2010 WPS Draft to the Atlanta Beat for the 10th and 12th picks in the same draft.[9] This trade saw Whitworth return to play soccer in Atlanta just a couple years after featuring for the W-League's Silverbacks.

In 2010 she started three games for the Atlanta Beat, making 22 saves on 29 shots (76% save percentage).[10] On June 18, 2010, Whitworth was traded to the Chicago Red Stars after Chicago's Kelsey Davis suffered a season-ending injury.[11] She started one game for Chicago, on July 10, making two saves to earn a shut out for the Red Stars against the defending WPS champions Sky Blue FC.[12]

In 2011 Witworth returned to the Atlanta Beat by the Red Stars,[13] [14] [15] and started eleven matches for the Beat in what was ultimately the final WPS season as well as the final for the Beat as a club.[16] She was nominated for goalkeeper of the year following the conclusion of the regular season.[17]

Coaching career

Whitworth began her coaching career at Middle Tennessee State University where she was an assistant for two seasons in 2011 and 2012.[18] The Blue Raiders went 24-14-1 and recorded 14 shutouts along with claiming a 2012 Sun Belt Conference regular-season championship.[19] Whitworth spent the next 3 years as the goalkeeper coach and recruit coordinator at Ohio University for the Bobcats women's soccer program. Her only experience as a Head Coach came at Spring Hill College spanning the 2016, 2017, and 2018 seasons.[20] She amassed a record of 2 wins, 46 losses and 4 draws.[21] After leaving Spring Hill, Whitworth volunteered to train the goalkeepers at Mississippi State University in 2019.[22]

Career statistics

Coaching Statistics

TeamSeasonRegular SeasonConference Play
align=center Winsalign=center Lossesalign=center Drawsalign=center Goals Foralign=center Goals Againstalign=center Winsalign=center Lossesalign=center Drawsalign=center Goals Foralign=center Goals Against
Spring Hill Collegealign=center 2016align=center 0align=center 15align=center 3align=center 11align=center 61align=center 0align=center 10align=center 3align=center 4align=center 40
Spring Hill Collegealign=center 2017align=center 1align=center 17align=center 0align=center 8align=center 69align=center 0align=center 14align=center 0align=center 7align=center 48
Spring Hill Collegealign=center 2018align=center 1align=center 14align=center 1align=center 10align=center 61align=center 1align=center 11align=center 1align=center 6align=center 43
Total 2 46 4 29 191 1 35 4 17 131

Club statistics

TeamSeasonLeagueDomestic
League		Domestic
Playoffs		Total
align=center Appsalign=center Startsalign=center Minutesalign=center Goalsalign=center Assistsalign=center Appsalign=center Startsalign=center Minutesalign=center Goalsalign=center Assistsalign=center Appsalign=center Startsalign=center Minutesalign=center Goalsalign=center Assists
Atlanta Silverbacksalign=center 2008align=center W-Leaguealign=center 8align=center 8align=center 720align=center 0align=center 0align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center 8align=center 8align=center 720align=center 0align=center 0
Total 8 8 720 0 0 8 8 720 0 0
FC Gold Pridealign=center 2009WPSalign=center 4align=center 4align=center 360align=center 0align=center 0align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center -align=center 4align=center 4align=center 360align=center 0align=center 0
Atlanta Beatalign=center 2010align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center align=center
Total 4 4 360 0 0 - - - - - 4 4 360 0 0
Career Total-1212108000000001212108000

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 FC Gold Pride Media Guide . . PDF . 37 . 2009 . November 15, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211115181719/https://funwhileitlasted.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2009-FC-Gold-Pride-Media-Guide.pdf . November 15, 2021.
  2. Web site: Auburn's Whitworth drafted by FC Gold Pride College Soccer . 2024-08-29 . TopDrawerSoccer.com . en.
  3. Web site: Allison Whitworth - Soccer Coach . 2024-08-30 . Mississippi State . en.
  4. Web site: admin . 2013-02-15 . Soccer: Ohio Hires Former Goalkeeper As Assistant Coach . 2024-08-28 . WOUB Public Media . en-US.
  5. Web site: WPS . 16 January 2009 . 2009 WPS Draft Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205185935/http://fancorner.womensprosoccer.com/profiles/blogs/2009-wps-draft-results . 5 February 2009 . Women'sProSoccer.com.
  6. Web site: 26 May 2009 . WPS Weekly May 26, 2009 : It's What's Happening in Women's Pro Soccer . 2024-08-30 . Bleacher Report . en.
  7. Web site: 2010-06-18 . Chicago Red Stars Acquire Atlanta GK Whitworth in Trade . 2024-08-30 . OurSports Central . en.
  8. Web site: 4 August 2009 . WPS Weekly, August 4th: It's What's Happening in the WPS . 2024-08-30 . Bleacher Report . en.
  9. Web site: Kassouf . Jeff . 2010-01-20 . Revisiting off-season trades thus far – Equalizer Soccer . 2024-08-29 . equalizersoccer.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2010 (WPS) Atlanta Beat Statistics Data . 2024-08-30 . socceralmanac.com.
  11. Web site: 2010-06-18 . Red Stars trade for Atlanta keeper Whitworth . 2024-08-29 . ESPN.com . en.
  12. Web site: Boxscore . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110806095818/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/boxscores/2010/964335 . 6 August 2011 . 6 August 2011 . WomensProSoccer.com.
  13. Web site: Kassouf . Jeff . 2011-02-24 . Atlanta Beat goalkeeper situation finally takes shape – Equalizer Soccer . 2024-08-29 . equalizersoccer.com . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2011-04-02 . Former Auburn soccer player on Atlanta Beat . 2024-08-29 . WSFA . en.
  15. Web site: 2011-02-24 . Atlanta Beat Adds 3 Goalkeepers . 2024-08-29 . OurSports Central . en.
  16. Web site: 2011 Atlanta Beat Stats . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110901221222/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/atlanta/stats.aspx . 1 September 2011 . 1 September 2011.
  17. Web site: Kassouf . Jeff . 2011-08-09 . WPS announces year-end awards – Equalizer Soccer . 2024-08-30 . equalizersoccer.com . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2011-08-17 . Professional goalkeeper Whitworth joins soccer staff . 2024-08-29 . Middle Tennessee State University Athletics . en.
  19. Web site: Allison Whitworth - Women's Soccer Coach . 2024-08-29 . Spring Hill College Athletics . en.
  20. Web site: Athletics . Spring Hill College . 2015-12-17 . Spring Hill names Whitworth new women's soccer coach . 2024-08-28 . al . en.
  21. Web site: Women's Soccer All-Time Records - Spring Hill College . 2024-08-29 . Spring Hill College Athletics . en.
  22. Web site: Mississippi State women's soccer adds Allison Whitworth to staff . 2024-08-28 . SoccerWire . en.

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