Tom Whittaker (footballer)

Tom Whittaker
Personal information
Full name Thomas James Whittaker[1]
Date of birth (1898-07-21)21 July 1898
Place of birth Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Date of death 24 October 1956(1956-10-24) (aged 58)
Place of death London, England
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1925 Arsenal 64 (2)
Managerial career
1947–1956 Arsenal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas James Whittaker MBE (21 July 1898 – 24 October 1956) was an English football player, trainer and manager, chiefly associated with Arsenal Football Club.[3]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  2. ^ The Vagrant (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Arsenal". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Arsenal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).