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Bob Whiting

Bob Whiting
Personal information
Full name Robert Whiting
Date of birth 6 January 1883
Place of birth Canning Town, England
Date of death 28 April 1917(1917-04-28) (aged 34)
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1905 South West Ham
1905 West Ham United 0 (0)
1905–1906 Tunbridge Wells Rangers
1906–1908 Chelsea 52 (0)
1908–1915 Brighton & Hove Albion
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Robert "Bob" Whiting (6 January 1883 – 28 April 1917), sometimes known as Pom Pom Whiting, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea. Whiting died in France whilst fighting in World War I and is commemorated at the Arras Memorial.


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