DAVID MILLS Midfield/Forward Born in Whitby in 1951 David was an England School Boy International and several clubs were after his signature including Hull City and Manchester United but he opted to sign for Middlesbrough in 1968 after being out for a year with a back injury and made his debut for the club in … Continue reading David Mills
Alex White
Alex White Defender Whitby Town manager Tommy Cassidy brought Alex, the former Gretna, Stranraer, Ilkeston Town and Blyth Spartans defender to Whitby on loan from Cassidy's former club Workington in February 2011 to help in Whitby’s fight against relegation and Alex made his debut on the 22nd February 2011 in a 6-0 defeat at North … Continue reading Alex White
Harry Dunn
Harry Dunn Manager Two terms You cannot talk about Whitby Town Football Club and it’s people without mentioning the most successful manager in it’s history. Born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham in 1948 he began his footballing career with his hometown club until he was spotted by the Northern Premier League side Scarborough. It is … Continue reading Harry Dunn
Paul Pitman
Paul Pitman. Position: Forward. 1988 – 1999. When the cheque for £1,000 was made out to North Shields, Whitby could not have predicted what a bargain they were getting. Whitby’s then Manager, Harry Wilson, had known of Paul Pitman for a while and he was impressed enough to persuade Whitby’s committee to payout for the … Continue reading Paul Pitman
Expunged Part II
So a while ago I wrote an article called Expunged in which I laid out how player stats, match stats etc. are not featured in any stats held by historians when a team has a match expunged due to folding, abandonment or ordered to be replayed due to a rule breach. This isn't just us … Continue reading Expunged Part II
Steve French
Stephen French Forward Whitby Town manager Peter Creamer brought Steve to the club in September 1987 after he had been released by Scarborough where he had made 13 appearances (10 as a substitute) between season’s 1985/86 and 1986/87 and he made his debut for the club in a 0-0 draw with Spennymoor United on Tuesday … Continue reading Steve French
Welcome to the WTFC History Blog
Thanks for coming to the Whitby Town History blog. Firstly nothing from this blog is permitted to be reproduced on any social media or website. Also please see the copyright notice. The blog features, player profiles, team photos, match reports, photos, and all sort of gems. From Whitby United, Whitby Town and maybe the odd … Continue reading Welcome to the WTFC History Blog
Danny Farthing
Danny Farthing Position: Defender 2004 – 2009. There are not many players in the football world that come back from a severe knee injury, but to do it twice is nothing short of amazing. Born in York in August 1982, Danny Fathering began his football career with Pickering Town in the Northern Countied East League … Continue reading Danny Farthing
Expunged
expunge verb past tense: expunged; past participle: expunged obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant). "the kind of man that could expunge an unsatisfactory incident from his memory" synonyms: erase, remove, delete, rub out, wipe out, efface; Right now we've got that out of the way. What does it mean to us at Whitby … Continue reading Expunged
24th March Matches
1928 - Away to Willington and one of our heaviest defeats ever. 3 - 13. It was a Northern League game and one hell of a result. Whitby's scorers that day were: A 'Pat' Donnleey, Harry McBurney, and G. Rees. The team: D. Martin, Dunne.M, Waller.J, Butler.J, Rees.G, Donnelly.A, Harland.J, Perry.G, Donnelly.P, McBurney.H, Palmer.R. 1951 … Continue reading 24th March Matches
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