Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Mark Whelpdale | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Harold Wood, England [1] | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Whitehawk | ||
Youth career | |||
Norwich City | |||
Arsenal | |||
Ipswich Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Maldon Town | ||
2006–2007 | Billericay Town | 37 | (14) |
2007–2011 | Peterborough United | 124 | (12) |
2010 | → Gillingham (loan) | 4 | (3) |
2011–2014 | Gillingham | 104 | (20) |
2014–2016 | Stevenage | 60 | (15) |
2016–2017 | AFC Wimbledon | 17 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Stevenage | 27 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Chelmsford City | 66 | (17) |
2020–2023 | Eastbourne Borough | 62 | (18) |
2023–2024 | Lewes | 40 | (12) |
2024– | Whitehawk | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:38, 27 August 2024 (UTC) |
Christopher Mark Whelpdale (born 27 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Isthmian League Premier Division club Whitehawk.
After playing local football in Brentwood, Whelpdale was recruited by Norwich City's youth academy. Whelpdale later moved to Arsenal and Ipswich Town before being released. [2]
Whelpdale began his senior career at Maldon Town, after not being offered a scholarship by Ipswich, before moving shortly to Billericay Town.
In 2007 Whelpdale signed for League Two side Peterborough United, rejecting League One side Southend United, who had just been relegated from the Football League Championship.
He joined Gillingham on loan in the 2010–11 season and scored three goals in four games for the League Two team. He joined Gillingham on a permanent basis in July 2011. [3] Whelpdale was part of the Gillingham side that won the 2012–13 League Two title. [4]
He rejected a new deal from Gillingham and signed for League Two side Stevenage on 30 June 2014. [5]
On 28 June 2016 Whelpdale signed for League One side AFC Wimbledon. [6] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 3–2 EFL Cup loss against Peterborough United on 9 August 2016. [7]
On 28 July 2017, Whelpdale re-signed for Stevenage. [8] Whelpdale made 27 League Two appearances, starting 19 times, scoring once, before departing the club. [9]
On 10 August 2018, Whelpdale signed for Chelmsford City. [10] On 27 August 2018, Whelpdale scored his first goal for the club in a 5–3 away win against Hemel Hempstead Town. [11] On 30 January 2020, Whelpdale was confirmed as assistant to interim manager Robbie Simpson alongside Michael Spillane following the sacking of Rod Stringer. [12]
On 29 July 2020, Whelpdale left Chelmsford to join fellow National League South club Eastbourne Borough. [13]
On 19 July 2023, Whelpdale signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Lewes. [14] He scored on his league debut against Cray Wanderers on 12 August.
On 17 June 2024, Whelpdale joined fellow Isthmian Premier Division side Whitehawk. [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Peterborough United | 2007–08 [16] | League Two | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 3 |
2008–09 [16] | League One | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 7 | |
2009–10 [16] | Championship | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
2010–11 [16] | League One | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
Total | 124 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 142 | 13 | ||
Gillingham (loan) | 2010–11 [16] | League Two | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Gillingham | 2011–12 [16] | League Two | 39 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 12 |
2012–13 [16] | League Two | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 7 | |
2013–14 [16] | League One | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
Total | 104 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 20 | ||
Stevenage | 2014–15 [16] | League Two | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 45 | 7 |
2015–16 [16] | League Two | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 9 | |
Total | 60 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 16 | ||
AFC Wimbledon | 2016–17 [16] | League One | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 2 |
Stevenage | 2017–18 [16] | League Two | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 1 |
Chelmsford City | 2018–19 [16] | National League South | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 44 | 10 | |
2019–20 [16] | National League South | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 33 | 9 | ||
Total | 66 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 77 | 19 | ||
Eastbourne Borough | 2020–21 [16] | National League South | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | |
2021–22 [16] | National League South | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
2022–23 [16] | National League South | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 7] | 1 | 24 | 5 | ||
Total | 62 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 24 | ||
Lewes | 2023–24 [17] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 40 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | name=FAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy | 0 | 45 | 14 | |
Career total | 510 | 99 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 583 | 112 |
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