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Peter Whittingham
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Whittingham playing for Cardiff City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Peter Michael Whittingham[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-08)8 September 1984[2]
Place of birth Nuneaton, England
Date of death 18 March 2020(2020-03-18) (aged35)
Place of death Cardiff, Wales
Height 5ft 10in (1.78m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2001 Coventry City
2001–2003 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Aston Villa 56 (1)
2005 β†’ Burnley (loan) 7 (0)
2005 β†’ Derby County (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2017 Cardiff City 413 (85)
2017–2019 Blackburn Rovers 20 (0)
Total 507 (86)
International career
2004–2007 England U21 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Michael Whittingham /ˈhwΙͺtΙͺΕ‹Ι™m/ (8 September 1984 – 19 March 2020[4]) was an English professional footballer. His primary position was as a central midfielder.

He was part of the Aston Villa team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2002, and a year later he made his Premier League debut. Whittingham had loans at Championship clubs Burnley and Derby County in 2005. In January 2007, he signed for Cardiff City for a fee of Β£350,000.

In eleven seasons at Cardiff, Whittingham played 457 competitive matches and scored 96 goals, putting him seventh all-time appearances list.

Whittingham died on 19 March 2020, aged 35, at a Cardiff hospital, after suffering a head injury three days before.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2002–03[6] Premier League 4000000040
2003–04[7] Premier League 3201061β€”391
2004–05[8] Premier League 1310020β€”151
2005–06[9] Premier League 400000β€”40
2006–07[10] Premier League 300010β€”40
Total 561109100662
Burnley (loan) 2004–05[8] Championship 7020β€”β€”90
Derby County (loan) 2005–06[9] Championship 110β€”β€”β€”110
Cardiff City 2006–07[10] Championship 19400β€”β€”194
2007–08[11] Championship 4156341β€”519
2008–09[12][a] Championship 3332031β€”384
2009–10[14] Championship 412041323[b]25125
2010–11[15] Championship 451110202[b]05011
2011–12[16] Championship 461200712[b]05513
2012–13[17] Championship 4080000β€”408
2013–14[18] Premier League 3232000β€”343
2014–15[19] Championship 4362000β€”456
2015–16[20] Championship 3661000β€”376
2016–17[21] Championship 3770000β€”377
Total 413851841957245796
Blackburn Rovers 2017–18[22] League One 20000102[c]0230
2018–19[23] Championship 00β€”10β€”10
Total 200002020240
Career total 507862143069256798
  1. ↑ Soccerbase has incorrect stats for the 2008–09 season having missed a substitute appearance in a match against Queens Park Rangers on 25 February 2009[13]
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in Championship play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
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Whittingham (in blue) and Liverpool's Luis SuΓ‘rez in the 2012 League Cup final

Aston Villa

Cardiff City

Blackburn Rovers

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Blackburn Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p.44. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Peter Whittingham". ESPN. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Peter Whittingham: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Former Cardiff and Aston Villa star Peter Whittingham dies age 35". Daily Mirror. 19 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Peter Whittingham: Cardiff City legend dies aged 35 after head injury". BBC Sport. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Cardiff City 0–0 QPR". BBC Sport. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  24. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p.436. ISBN978-1-84596-601-0.
  25. ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2013). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2013–2014. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp.110–111. ISBN978-0-7553-6413-8.
  26. ↑ McNulty, Phil (17 May 2008). "Portsmouth 1–0 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  27. ↑ Bevan, Chris (26 February 2012). "Cardiff 2–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
  28. ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp.54–55. ISBN978-1-4722-6106-9.
  29. ↑ "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  30. ↑ "Rooney is PFA player of the year". BBC Sport. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  31. ↑ "Arsenal striker Robin van Persie named PFA Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  32. ↑ "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  33. ↑ "Whittingham wins top player award". BBC Sport. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  34. ↑ "Football League's goals of the year". BBC Sport. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  35. ↑ "The Football League announces its Team of the Decade". EFL.com. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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