Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Whiting | ||
Date of birth | 6 January 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Canning Town, England | ||
Date of death | 28 April 1917 | (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.