Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Whibley [1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Sittingbourne, England | ||
Date of death | 1972 (aged 80–81) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1911 | Sittingbourne | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1911–1923 | Crystal Palace | 146 | (27) |
1923–? | Sittingbourne | ? | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Whibley (7 July 1891 – 1972) was an English professional footballer who played in both the Southern League and Football League for Crystal Palace, as an outside left. [1] He also played non-league football for Sittingbourne.
Whibley was born in Sittingbourne, Kent and began his youth career with local club Sittingbourne F.C. [2] He signed for Crystal Palace, then playing in the Southern League, in 1911, [3] and over the following seasons, up until the outbreak of World War I, was a reserve player making only 20 appearances, scoring three times. [2]
Whibley's career was then interrupted by military service, [4] but he returned to play for Crystal Palace in the 1919–1920 season (35 appearances, nine goals). [2] He made a total of 55 appearances in the Southern League scoring 12 goals. [2]
In 1920, Crystal Palace became a founder member of the Third Division and Whibley made the transition to professional football. [2] He became a regular in the side that won the inaugural Third Division title in 1920–21, [5] making 32 appearances and scoring five times. [2] Over the next two seasons Whibley made a further 59 appearances scoring 10 goals but towards the end of the 1922–23 season was no longer first choice outside-left [2] and in May 1923, returned to Sittingbourne. [6] He had made a total of 146 League appearances for Crystal Palace, scoring 27 goals. [2]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | John Whibley [1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Sittingbourne, England | ||
Date of death | 1972 (aged 80–81) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1911 | Sittingbourne | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1911–1923 | Crystal Palace | 146 | (27) |
1923–? | Sittingbourne | ? | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Whibley (7 July 1891 – 1972) was an English professional footballer who played in both the Southern League and Football League for Crystal Palace, as an outside left. [1] He also played non-league football for Sittingbourne.
Whibley was born in Sittingbourne, Kent and began his youth career with local club Sittingbourne F.C. [2] He signed for Crystal Palace, then playing in the Southern League, in 1911, [3] and over the following seasons, up until the outbreak of World War I, was a reserve player making only 20 appearances, scoring three times. [2]
Whibley's career was then interrupted by military service, [4] but he returned to play for Crystal Palace in the 1919–1920 season (35 appearances, nine goals). [2] He made a total of 55 appearances in the Southern League scoring 12 goals. [2]
In 1920, Crystal Palace became a founder member of the Third Division and Whibley made the transition to professional football. [2] He became a regular in the side that won the inaugural Third Division title in 1920–21, [5] making 32 appearances and scoring five times. [2] Over the next two seasons Whibley made a further 59 appearances scoring 10 goals but towards the end of the 1922–23 season was no longer first choice outside-left [2] and in May 1923, returned to Sittingbourne. [6] He had made a total of 146 League appearances for Crystal Palace, scoring 27 goals. [2]