Jim Whitley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Ndola, Zambia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1993 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2001 | Manchester City | 38 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Blackpool (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Norwich City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Wrexham | 140 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Northern Ireland | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jim Whitley (born 14 April 1975) is a Zambian-born Northern Irish former professional footballer.
His brother Jeff is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Droylsden F.C.
Born in Ndola, Zambia to a Zambian mother and Northern Irish father, Whitley originally wished to become a golfer. At the age of 11 he moved to Wrexham.He attended Ysgol Bryn Alyn . While at the school he became friends with future Wales international Robbie Savage who helped encourage his interest in football. At the age of 15, Whitley signed for Manchester City and, after completing his GCSE's in Wales, he attended Loreto college in Manchester to take A-level's in art and sports studies.
Whitley began his career at Manchester City, signing his first professional contract at the age of 18 in 1993. He made his debut for the first team on 3 January 1998 in a 2–0 win over Bradford City in the FA Cup at the age of 22. His first league appearance came the following week in a 3–0 win against Portsmouth and he went on to make 21 appearances in all competitions before being voted the clubs young player of the year. He remained a regular in the side until January 1999 when he fell out of favour, appearing just once in the final four months of the season.
At the start of the 1999–2000 season, Whitley joined Blackpool on loan to play first team football, playing 8 times for the side before returning to Manchester City where his only appearance during the remainder of the season came in a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town on 18 February 2000. The match would later turn out to be his final appearance for Manchester City and, after spending the whole 2000–01 season away from the club with loan spells at Norwich City, Swindon Town and Northampton Town, he joined Wrexham on a free transfer.
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