Colin Whitaker
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-06-14)14 June 1932
Place of birth Leeds, England
Date of death 1 May 2015(2015-05-01) (aged 82)
Place of death England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1952 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0)
1953–1956 Bradford Park Avenue 49 (10)
1956–1960 Shrewsbury Town 152 (59)
1960–1961 Queens Park Rangers 8 (0)
1961–1962 Rochdale 54 (11)
1962–1964 Oldham Athletic 72 (29)
1964 Barrow 12 (0)
1964– Ashton United
0000–1966 Buxton
Heanor Town
Stalybridge Celtic
Total 348 (109)
Managerial career
Stalybridge Celtic
1970–1974 Buxton
Droylsden
1978–1982 Buxton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Whitaker (14 July 1932 – 1 May 2015) was an English footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League.

Biography

Whitaker was a member of the youth team at Leeds United, before joining Sheffield Wednesday during the 1951–52 season.[1] After only one league appearance for Wednesday he signed for Bradford Park Avenue. He went on to play for five other Football League clubs, Shrewsbury Town, Queens Park Rangers, Rochdale, Oldham Athletic and Barrow.[1]

In 1964 he dropped into non-League football, signing for Ashton United.[2] He joined Buxton during the 1965–66 season, and also played for Heanor Town and Stalybridge Celtic,[2] where he was player-manager.[3] He later managed Buxton for two spells between December 1970 and January 1982, in between which he managed Droylsden.[2]

He also played cricket for Shropshire in the 1958 Minor Counties Championship.[4] He died on 1 May 2015.[3][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Colin Whitaker at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  2. 1 2 3 Colin Whitaker Tribute Archived 7 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine Buxton F.C.
  3. 1 2 Tribute to a sporting all-rounder Oldham Chronicle
  4. ↑ "Player profile: Colin Whitaker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "WHITAKER : Obituary". bmdsonline.co.uk. 8 May 2015.


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