William Whiting (footballer)

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William Whiting
Personal information
Full name William Whiting
Date of birthNot known
Place of birth Southampton, England
Date of deathNot known
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
Fitzhugh Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1901–1907 Southampton 4 (0)
1907–1908 Salisbury City
1908–1910 Eastleigh Athletic
1910–19?? Southampton Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Whiting was an English footballer who played as a half-back for Southampton in the 1900s, before becoming a referee.

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Football career

Whiting played football as an amateur for Fitzhugh Rovers before joining Southampton of the Southern League in 1901. In his six years at the "Saints", he only made four first-team appearances but in excess of 200 appearances for the reserves. [1]

His first-team debut came when he replaced the injured Samuel Meston at right-half in a 4–1 victory over Kettering Town on 15 February 1902. [2] He made two first-team appearances in the 1902–03 season, with his final appearance in the Southern League coming on 10 April 1905. [3]

In 1905, he was a member of the Southampton Reserves team which won the Hampshire Senior Cup. [1]

He left Southampton in the summer of 1907 to join Salisbury City where he spent a season, before joining Eastleigh Athletic. [1]

Career as a referee

After the First World War, Whiting became a referee in Southampton, and was promoted to the Southern League list in September 1921. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 362. ISBN   0-9514862-3-3.
  2. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 30–31. ISBN   0-907969-22-4.
  3. Saints – A complete record. pp. 36–37.