| Bill Whittaker | |
| Fullname: | William Paul Whittaker |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Charlton, England |
| Death Place: | Greenwich, England |
| Position: | Wing half |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Years1: | 1940–1948 |
| Clubs1: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | → Clapton Orient (guest) |
| Clubs3: | → Fulham (guest) |
| Years4: | 1941 |
| Clubs4: | → West Ham United (guest) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1941–1942 |
| Clubs5: | → Liverpool (guest) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1942 |
| Clubs6: | → Watford (guest) |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | → Chelsea (guest) |
| Years8: | 1942–1946 |
| Clubs8: | → Brentford (guest) |
| Caps8: | 65 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 1945 |
| Clubs9: | → Plymouth Argyle (guest) |
| Caps9: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 1948–1950 |
| Clubs10: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps10: | 43 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1951–1955 |
| Managerclubs1: | Cambridge United (player-manager) |
| Years11: | 1950–1951 |
| Years12: | 1951–1955 |
| Clubs11: | Crystal Palace |
| Clubs12: | Cambridge United |
| Caps11: | 35 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Nationalteam1: | England Schoolboys |
William Paul Whittaker (20 December 1922 – 30 August 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace as a wing half. He guested for eight additional clubs during the Second World War.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Whittaker later played for and managed Eastern Counties League club Cambridge United.[6]
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Charlton Athletic | 1946–47 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1947–48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1948–49 | 8 | 0 | ― | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Brentford (guest) | 1945–46 | ― | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 1948–49[7] | First Division | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 1949–50 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 80 | 0 | |||
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