Billy Whitehurst

Billy Whitehurst
Personal information
Full name William Whitehurst[1]
Date of birth (1959-06-10) 10 June 1959 (age 65)[1]
Place of birth Thurnscoe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1978 Retford Town
1978–1980 Bridlington Trinity ? (?)
1980 Mexborough Town ? (?)
1980–1985 Hull City 193 (47)
1985–1986 Newcastle United 28 (7)
1986–1988 Oxford United 40 (4)
1988 Reading 17 (8)
1988 Sunderland 17 (3)
1988–1990 Hull City 36 (5)
1990–1991 Sheffield United 22 (2)
1990 → Stoke City (loan) 3 (0)
1991–1992 Doncaster Rovers 22 (1)
1992 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 10 (0)
1992 St George-Budapest 11 (4)
1992 Hatfield Main ? (?)
1992 Kettering Town 4 (0)
1992 Goole Town ? (?)
1992 Stafford Rangers 2 (0)
1992 Mossley 2 (0)
1993 Glentoran 6 (4)
1993 South China 4 (1)
1993–1994 Voicelink ? (?)
1994–1995 Frickley Athletic ? (?)
Total 417+ (86+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Whitehurst (born 10 June 1959[3]) is an English retired professional footballer active during the 1980s and 1990s. Whitehurst's robust style of play attracted much notoriety and he is considered by many to have been the hardest player to have played the game.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Stoke City Modern Era was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ Peterson, Mike (2005). A Century of City. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 156. ISBN 0-9547830-7-7.
  4. ^ "The Harder They Come: Big Billy Whitehurst". The Daisy Cutter. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.