Arnold Whiteside Explained
Arnold Whiteside (6 November 1911 – 1994) was an English footballer who played as a wing half in The Football League for Blackburn Rovers.
Club career
Born in Garstang, Lancashire, Whiteside played as a junior for Woodplumpton Juniors before joining Blackburn in 1932.[2] [3] His career was interrupted by World War II and during this conflict he was a member of the Blackburn side which lost the 1940 Football League War Cup Final.[4] Guesting for Liverpool during World War II, Whiteside returned to Blackburn after the war before moving to Wigan Athletic in 1949. He played over 400 times in all competitions for Blackburn.[5] He spent one season at Wigan, appearing 24 times in the league without scoring.[6]
Notes and References
- News: Blackburn Rovers. Search for inside man . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . x . Newspapers.com . 1 November 2023 . 1 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101154539/https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-football-guide-1936-x-di/134435795/ . live .
- Web site: Arnold Whiteside. Neil Brown. 15 May 2012. 21 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140521153430/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player6/arnoldwhiteside.html. live.
- Web site: Arnold Whiteside . 15 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104021947/http://www.doingthe92.com/stats/display_player.asp?step=61&ID=3&pid=45348&ptag=Arnold_Whiteside . 4 November 2013 .
- Web site: Blackburn Rovers | Club | History | Through The Years | Through The Years | 1935 - 1944: Relegation and promotion . Rovers.co.uk . 2011-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716192710/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/ThroughTheYears/0%2C%2C10303~78792%2C00.html . 16 July 2011 . dead .
- Web site: Arnold Whiteside. www.11v11.com. 15 May 2012.
- Book: Hayes, Dean. The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C.. 1996. Yore Publications. Harefield. 1-874427-91-7.
