Eric Whitington
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Richard Whitington[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1946 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England[1] | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Arsenal | ||
| –1964 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1968 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | (8) |
| 1968–19xx | Highlands Park | ||
| 1971–1973 | Crawley Town | ||
| – | Folkestone | ||
| – | Eastbourne United | ||
| – | Horsham | ||
| – | Crawley Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1964 | England youth | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eric Richard Whitington (born 18 September 1946) is an English former professional footballer who scored 8 goals from 32 appearances in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[2] He played as a forward. He also played in the South African National Football League for the 1968 title-winning Highlands Park team.
Life and career
Whitington was born in Brighton. His football career began as a schoolboy with Arsenal, after which he joined Chelsea's ground staff. While with Chelsea he played for England at youth international level. He signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in 1964, turned professional the same year, and made his debut for the Third Division club in February 1966.[1] In the 1966–67 season, he was the club's joint top scorer, alongside Kit Napier, with ten goals in all competitions,[3] but a perceived lack of pace stopped him establishing himself as a first-team regular. He was released in 1968,[1] and moved to South Africa to play for Highlands Park, who won the National Football League title in 1968.[4] After returning to England, he played for Crawley Town of the Southern League,[5] Folkestone, Eastbourne United,[1] and for Isthmian League club Horsham, where he was the club's top scorer in the 1975–76 season with 25 goals in 42 League games,[6] before finishing his career back at Crawley.[1]
Whitington's son Craig also played in the Football League.[7]
References
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- People from Brighton
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- England youth international footballers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Highlands Park F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Folkestone F.C. players
- Horsham F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Isthmian League players
