John Whitehouse (footballer)

John Whitehouse
Personal information
Full name	John Thomas Whitehouse
Date of birth	1878
Place of birth	West Bromwich, England
Date of death	1933 (aged 54–55)
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1899–1901	Wednesbury Town
1901–1905	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1906	Halesowen
1906–1907	Stoke
1907	Stourbridge
1908	Bloxwich Strollers
1909	Darlaston
1910	Dudley
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Thomas Whitehouse (1878 – 1933) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[1]

Career

Whitehouse was born in West Bromwich and played for Wednesbury Town before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1901.^[1] He became a regular for Wolves at right half making over 150 appearances for the club scoring once which came in the FA Cup against Derby County in February 1904. He left Wolves in 1906 for Halesowen Town but was give the chance to remain a professional with Stoke. However, he only played two matches for Stoke in 1906–07 and went on to play for serveal non-league teams in the Birmingham area.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1901–02	First Division	32	0	1	0	33	0
	1902–03	First Division	31	0	1	0	32	0
	1903–04	First Division	34	0	4	1	38	1
	1904–05	First Division	27	0	0	0	27	0
	1905–06	First Division	23	0	2	0	25	0
Stoke	1906–07	First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			149	0	8	1	157	1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ John Whitehouse at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[2] John Whitehouse at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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