Michael Whitham
Michael Whitham in his United kit
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| Full name | Michael Whitham | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1867 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Ecclesfield, England | ||||||||
| Date of death | 6 May 1924 (aged 56) | ||||||||
| Place of death | London, England | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Right back | ||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 1887–1890 | Ecclesfield | ||||||||
| 1887–1888 | The Wednesday | ||||||||
| 1889–1890 | Rotherham Swifts | ||||||||
| 1890–1897 | Sheffield United | 123 | (1) | ||||||
| National team | |||||||||
| 1892 | England | 1 | (0) | ||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||
| 1911–1912 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Michael Whitham (6 November 1867 – 6 May 1924) was an English international footballer, who played as a right back. Born in Ecclesfield, Sheffield he played for both The Wednesday and Sheffield United where he spent seven years. Whitham gained one cap for England and went on to become a trainer at a number of clubs following his retirement from playing as well as a brief spell as manager of Gainsborough Trinity.
Whitham started his career in and around the Sheffield area where he played semi-professionally for a number of clubs (often registered with more than one club during the same period as was allowed at the time.) After making one appearance for The Wednesday he turned fully professional and signed for Rotherham Swifts in 1889. The club were soon in financial trouble however and Whitham and two other players, Rab Howell and Arthur Watson were sold to newly formed Sheffield United in March 1890.
After his move to Bramall Lane Whitham was virtually ever present for the next six years, being a stalwart of the side as they were promoted into the First Division in 1892.
Whitham earned one cap for England in 1892, playing in a Home Championship game against Ireland in Belfast.
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