| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Whiting | ||
| Date of birth | Not known | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | Not known | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fitzhugh Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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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