Kingsley Whiffen Explained

Kingsley Whiffen
Fullname:Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen
Birth Date:3 December 1950
Birth Place:Welshpool, Wales
Death Place:Dorchester, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1954–1966
Youthclubs1:Llanfair Caereinion
Years1:1966–1967
Clubs1:Chelsea
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Clubs2:Plymouth Argyle
Clubs3:Bangor City
Nationalteam1:Wales Schoolboys

Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen (3 December 1950 – 15 December 2006) was a Welsh amateur footballer who made one appearance in the Football League for Chelsea as a goalkeeper. He was aged 16 years and 157 days on his only Chelsea appearance, making him the club's second youngest player of all time after Ian Hamilton, who was 16 years and 138 days on his debut earlier that year.[1] Whiffen won caps for Wales at schoolboy level.[2] [3]

Personal life

Whiffen went to school in Llanfair Caereinion.[4] In his later life he lived in Dorset and was a keen golfer, a competition is held in his memory.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miscellaneous facts – players . 9 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Llanfair United . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827075041/http://www.huwsgrayalliance.co.uk/index.php/llanfair-united . 27 August 2016 . 4 January 2016 . www.huwsgrayalliance.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728161609/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf . 28 July 2017 . 16 July 2017.
  4. Web site: The High School at Llanfair Caereinion (since 1957) . 4 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Kingsley's treble aces . 9 December 2016.