Bob Whittingham

Bob Whittingham
Personal information
Full name Robert Whittingham
Date of birth 1888
Place of birth Goldenhill, Staffordshire
Date of death (1926-06-09)9 June 1926 (aged 37)
Place of death Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Inside-forward
Youth career
Goldenhill Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904 Stoke 0 (0)
Crewe Alexandra
1907–1909 Blackpool 53 (28)
1909–1910 Bradford City 45 (31)
1910–1913 Chelsea 113 (70)
South Shields
1919 Chelsea 6 (1)
1919–1920 Stoke 18 (8)
1921–1922 Macclesfield 10 (2)
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
1923 Wrexham 0 (0)
Goldenhill Wanderers
Total 245+ (140+)
International career
The Football League XI
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Whittingham (1888 – 9 June 1926) was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly before the First World War. He played in the Football League for Stoke, Blackpool, Bradford City, and Chelsea. He helped Chelsea to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1911–12. He was the younger brother of fellow footballer Sam Whittingham.