Bob Whittingham
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Whittingham | ||
| Date of birth | 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Goldenhill, Staffordshire | ||
| Date of death | 9 June 1926 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | 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+) | |
| National team | |||
| The Football League XI | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert Whittingham (1888 – 9 June 1926) was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly prior to 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.
A powerfully-built and prolific goalscoring inside-forward, Whittingham started out with amateur side Goldenhill Wanderers, before signing for Stoke (without making a first team appearance) and later Crewe Alexandra.
He later moved on to Blackpool, where he stayed for just a year. He scored 28 goals in 53 league games, becoming the club's top goalscorer over two terms (he achieved the feat in the latter season despite his leaving Bloomfield Road midway through the campaign). In January 1909, he joined First Division side Bradford City and scored 11 goals in nine games to save the "Bantams" from relegation at the expense of Manchester City. He then equalled a then-club-record 21 league goals during the 1909–10 season. His performances at Valley Parade earned him a move to David Calderhead's relegation threatened Chelsea in April 1910 – for a fee of £1,300.
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