Jack Whitley

Jack Whitley

Personal information
Full name	Jack Whitley
Date of birth	1880
Place of birth	Seacombe, England
Date of death	1955 (aged 75)
Place of death	London, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Liscard YMCA
1899–1900	Darwen	14	(0)
1900–1901	Aston Villa	11	(0)
1902–1904	Everton	11	(0)
1904–1906	Stoke	36	(0)
1906–1907	Leeds City	7	(0)
1907	Lincoln City	0	(0)
1907–1914	Chelsea	127	(0)
Total		206	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack Whitley (1880–1955) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Chelsea, Darwen, Everton, Lincoln City, Leeds City and Stoke.

Career

Whitley was born in Seacombe, Cheshire, and played amateur football with Liscard YMCA before joining Football League side Darwen in 1899. He played 14 times for Darwen in the Second Division as they lost their Football League status and so he joined Aston Villa for £50. He managed eleven appearances for Villa before signing for Everton where he played second fiddle to George Kitchen. He joined Stoke in 1904 and played in 34 matches during the 1904–05 season before losing his place to Leigh Richmond Roose. He then moved on to Leeds City and Lincoln City before finally finding regular football with Chelsea.

Legacy

Following his death in 1955, Whitley was buried in an unmarked grave at Brompton Cemetery, next to Chelsea's Stamford Bridge ground, the only Chelsea player known to be buried there. In 2017, the Chelsea Supporters Trust launched an appeal to fund the cost of a gravestone.

Career statistics

Source:

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Darwen	1898–99	Second Division	14	0	0	0	14	0
Aston Villa	1900–01	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1901–02	First Division	8	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	11	0
Everton	1902–03	First Division	8	0	3	0	11	0
	1903–04	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		11	0	3	0	14	0
Stoke	1904–05	First Division	32	0	2	0	34	0
	1905–06	First Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		36	0	2	0	38	0
Leeds City	1905–06	Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1906–07	Second Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	7	0
Chelsea	1907–08	First Division	23	0	2	0	25	0
	1908–09	First Division	36	0	3	0	39	0
	1909–10	First Division	35	0	2	0	37	0
	1910–11	Second Division	1	0	2	0	3	0
	1911–12	Second Division	26	0	2	0	28	0
	1912–13	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1913–14	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		127	0	11	0	138	0
Career Total			206	0	16	0	222	0

External links

• Jack Whitley Leeds City profile at mightyleeds.co.uk
• Jack Whitley Chelsea player profile at stamford-bridge.com