Kingsley Whiffen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Welshpool, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 2006 (aged 56)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Dorchester, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1966 | Llanfair Caereinion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| Plymouth Argyle | |||
| Bangor City | |||
| National team | |||
| Wales Schoolboys | |||
| Wales Amateurs | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen (3 December 1950 – 15 December 2006) was a Welsh amateur football goalkeeper who made one appearance in the Football League for Chelsea.[1] He was aged 16 years and 157 days on his only Chelsea appearance, making him their second youngest player of all time after Ian Hamilton, who was 16 years and 138 days on his debut earlier that year.[2] Whiffen won caps for Wales at schoolboy and amateur level.[3]
He went to school in Llanfair Caereinion.[4] In his later life he lived in Dorset and was a keen golfer, a competition is held in his memory.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Kingsley Whiffen". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ http://www.chelseafc.com/the-club/history/style/statistics/miscellaneous-facts-players.html
- ↑ "Llanfair United". www.huwsgrayalliance.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ http://www.caer-hs.powys.sch.uk/website/SchoolHistory/Chapter8.htm
- ↑ http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/sport/9809860.Kingsley_s_treble_aces/
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