William Whiting (footballer)
| 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.
Football career
[edit]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
[edit]After the First World War, Whiting became a referee in Southampton, and was promoted to the Southern League list in September 1921.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 362. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ^ Saints – A complete record. pp. 36–37.