Allison Whitworth Explained

Allison Whitworth
Fullname:Allison Leigh Whitworth[1]
Birth Date:11 December 1985
Birth Place:Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Mississippi State University
College1:Auburn Tigers
Collegeyears1:2004-2008
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

Allison Leigh Whitworth (born December 11, 1985) is a former American football goalkeeper who last played for the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer. Currently, Whitworth serves as head coach for the Spring Hill College women's soccer team in Mobile, Alabama.

Career

Professional career

Whitworth played the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season with FC Gold Pride after being drafted in the 8th round of the 2009 WPS Draft. She was second string to United States Women's National Team player Nicole Barnhart, but did manage to appear in 4 games (all starts). She allowed five goals and kept one clean sheet.

Whitworth was traded to Atlanta Beat on 29 October 2009 for draft picks. She was the first person to be traded in FC Gold Pride's history. On 18 June 2010, Whitworth was traded to the Chicago Red Stars after Chicago's Kelsey Davis suffered a season-ending injury — only to be traded back to the Beat for 2011.

2011 - Started majority of the season with the Atlanta Beat.

2010 - Started 3 games for the Atlanta Beat making 22 saves on 27 shots (82% save percentage). Was traded to the Chicago Red Stars for draft picks. Started 1 game, making two saves to earn a shut out for the Red Stars against the defending WPS champions Sky Blue FC.

2009- Draft pick for FC Gold for the inaugural WPS season. Started and played in 4 games with the FC Gold Pride allowing 4 goals. Posted her first shutout against the Boston Breakers and first win against the Washington Freedom. (1-2-1) Was the first trade (with the 23rd pick) of the Gold Pride organization to the Atlanta Beat for the 10th and 12th picks in the 2010 WPS draft.

College career

She capped her Tiger career by setting a school record with 356 saves, including another standard and SEC-high of 132 during her senior campaign. The 356 saves place her third in the league record book. She registered 22 career shutouts, including eight during each of her junior and senior years, and tying for eighth in SEC history. Her 1.02 goals-against average as a senior helped her garner First Team All-SEC honors, her second league accolade after picking up a Second Team nod as a junior. Whitworth was chosen as a SEC Defensive Player of the Week in each of her last three seasons, including three times as a senior. She saw action in 73 career matches, posting a 1.13 career goals-against average.

Coaching career

Whitworth began her coaching career at Middle Tennessee where she was an assistant for two seasons in 2012 and 2013. The Blue Raiders went 24-14-1 and recorded 14 shutouts along with claiming a 2012 Sun Belt Conference regular-season championship.

Whitworth spent the next 3 years as the goalkeeper coach and recruit coordinator at Ohio University.

Whitworth's only experience as a Head Coach came at Spring Hill College spanning the 2016, 2017 and 2018 seasons. She amassed a record of 2 wins, 46 losses and 4 draws.

After leaving Spring Hill, Whitworth volunteered to train the goalkeepers at Mississippi State University.

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.

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