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| 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 | |||
| 0000β2001 | Coventry City | ||
| 2001β2003 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003β2007 | Aston Villa | 56 | (1) |
| 2005 | β Burnley (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | β Derby County (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007β2017 | Cardiff City | 413 | (85) |
| 2017β2019 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 507 | (86) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004β2007 | England U21 | 17 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Peter Michael Whittingham /ΛhwΙͺtΙͺΕΙm/ (8 September 1984 β 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
[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2002β03[6] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003β04[7] | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | β | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2004β05[8] | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2005β06[9] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2006β07[10] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2 | ||
| Burnley (loan) | 2004β05[8] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | β | 9 | 0 | ||
| Derby County (loan) | 2005β06[9] | Championship | 11 | 0 | β | β | β | 11 | 0 | |||
| Cardiff City | 2006β07[10] | Championship | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2007β08[11] | Championship | 41 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | β | 51 | 9 | ||
| 2008β09[12][a] | Championship | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | β | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2009β10[14] | Championship | 41 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3[b] | 2 | 51 | 25 | |
| 2010β11[15] | Championship | 45 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 50 | 11 | |
| 2011β12[16] | Championship | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 55 | 13 | |
| 2012β13[17] | Championship | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 40 | 8 | ||
| 2013β14[18] | Premier League | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2014β15[19] | Championship | 43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 45 | 6 | ||
| 2015β16[20] | Championship | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2016β17[21] | Championship | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 37 | 7 | ||
| Total | 413 | 85 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 457 | 96 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2017β18[22] | League One | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2018β19[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 507 | 86 | 21 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 567 | 98 | ||
- β Soccerbase has incorrect stats for the 2008β09 season having missed a substitute appearance in a match against Queens Park Rangers on 25 February 2009[13]
- 1 2 3 Appearances in Championship play-offs
- β Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
[change | change source]
Aston Villa
Cardiff City
- Football League Championship: 2012β13[25]
- FA Cup runner-up: 2007β08[26]
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2011β12[27]
Blackburn Rovers
- EFL League One runner-up: 2017β18[28]
Individual
- Football League Championship Golden Boot: 2009β10[29]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2009β10 Championship,[30] 2011β12 Championship,[31] 2012β13 Championship[32]
- Football League Championship Player of the Month: October 2009[33]
- Cardiff City Player of the Year: 2009β10, 2011β12[source?]
- The Football League Goal of the Year: 2011[34]
- The Football League Team of the Decade[35]
References
[change | change source]- β "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Blackburn Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p.44. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- β "Peter Whittingham". ESPN. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- β "Peter Whittingham: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- β "Former Cardiff and Aston Villa star Peter Whittingham dies age 35". Daily Mirror. 19 March 2020.
- β "Peter Whittingham: Cardiff City legend dies aged 35 after head injury". BBC Sport. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- 1 2 "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- 1 2 "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- 1 2 "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Cardiff City 0β0 QPR". BBC Sport. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- β Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010β11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p.436. ISBN978-1-84596-601-0.
- β Anderson, John, ed. (2013). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2013β2014. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp.110β111. ISBN978-0-7553-6413-8.
- β McNulty, Phil (17 May 2008). "Portsmouth 1β0 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- β Bevan, Chris (26 February 2012). "Cardiff 2β2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
- β Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018β2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp.54β55. ISBN978-1-4722-6106-9.
- β "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- β "Rooney is PFA player of the year". BBC Sport. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- β "Arsenal striker Robin van Persie named PFA Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- β "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- β "Whittingham wins top player award". BBC Sport. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- β "Football League's goals of the year". BBC Sport. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- β "The Football League announces its Team of the Decade". EFL.com. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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