![]() Whatmough warming up with Portsmouth in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jack David Vincent Whatmough [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Gosport, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Preston North End | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2012 | Portsmouth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2021 | Portsmouth | 121 | (3) |
2016 | → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Wigan Athletic | 83 | (3) |
2023– | Preston North End | 18 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
2014 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:15, 13 September 2014 (UTC) |
Jack David Vincent Whatmough (born 19 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Preston North End as a centre-back.
Whatmough was born in Gosport and played for Southampton. At the age of 13 he decided to leave Southampton F.C. He then trained with Portsmouth and joined Academy. [3] He signed a two-year scholarship deal with Pompey on 6 July 2012. [4]
On 14 August 2012, Whatmough appeared on the bench in a 0–3 away defeat against Plymouth Argyle. [5] He finished the season with 26 youth appearances, with the Academy being crowned champions.
On 19 August 2013, Whatmouth signed a three-year professional deal. [6] On 28 September he appeared again on the bench, in a 2–4 away defeat against York City. [7]
On 26 November, Whatmough made his professional debut, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Southend United. [8] He signed a contract extension with Portsmouth on 10 April 2014, [9] later revealing via Twitter that his deal was extended until 2017.
On 6 January 2016, Whatmough joined Havant and Waterlooville on a one-month loan to continue his rehabilitation from a serious knee injury which had kept him out since March 2015.
On 25 February 2017, Whatmough scored his first professional goal for Portsmouth in a 3–0 away win over Carlisle United [10] In June 2021, Whatmough left Portsmouth at the end of his contract.
On 4 June 2021, Whatmough joined fellow League One side Wigan Athletic on a free transfer. [11] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 4-1 win at Accrington Stanley on 18 September 2021. [12] The 2021–22 season saw Wigan promoted as Champions, [13] Whatmough being named Wigan Athletic's Player of the Season. [14]
On 13 February 2023, he signed a new eighteen-month contract. [15]
On 26 July 2023, Whatmough left Wigan alongside Jamie McGrath following advice from the Professional Footballers' Association after repeated contractual breaches by the club's previous owners. [16]
On 2 August 2023, Whatmough joined Championship side Preston North End on a three-year professional deal. [17]
On 16 December 2013, Whatmough was called up to train with England U18's. [18] He then made his international debut on 5 March of the following year, starting in a 2–1 loss against Croatia at St George's Park. [19]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Portsmouth | 2012–13 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013–14 | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2014–15 | League Two | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2015–16 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2016–17 | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
2017–18 | League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2018–19 | League One | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2019–20 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2020–21 | League One | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
Total | 121 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 136 | 3 | ||
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 2015–16 | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Wigan Athletic | 2021–22 | League One | 46 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
2022–23 | EFL Championship | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
Total | 83 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 4 | ||
Preston North End | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Career total | 230 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 254 | 7 |
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