Peter Whittingham

Peter Whittingham
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) (aged 35)
Place of death Cardiff, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[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 → Burnley (loan) 7 (0)
2005 → Derby County (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2017 Cardiff City 413 (85)
2017–2019 Blackburn Rovers 20 (0)
Total 507 (86)
National team
2004–2007 England U21 17 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Peter Michael Whittingham /ˈhwɪtɪŋəm/ (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 £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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 2002–03[6] Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2003–04[7] Premier League 32 0 1 0 6 1 — 39 1
2004–05[8] Premier League 13 1 0 0 2 0 — 15 1
2005–06[9] Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2006–07[10] Premier League 3 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 0
Total 56 1 1 0 9 1 0 0 66 2
Burnley (loan) 2004–05[8] Championship 7 0 2 0 — — 9 0
Derby County (loan) 2005–06[9] Championship 11 0 — — — 11 0
Cardiff City 2006–07[10] Championship 19 4 0 0 — — 19 4
2007–08[11] Championship 41 5 6 3 4 1 — 51 9
2008–09[12][a] Championship 33 3 2 0 3 1 — 38 4
2009–10[14] Championship 41 20 4 1 3 2 3[b] 2 51 25
2010–11[15] Championship 45 11 1 0 2 0 2[b] 0 50 11
2011–12[16] Championship 46 12 0 0 7 1 2[b] 0 55 13
2012–13[17] Championship 40 8 0 0 0 0 — 40 8
2013–14[18] Premier League 32 3 2 0 0 0 — 34 3
2014–15[19] Championship 43 6 2 0 0 0 — 45 6
2015–16[20] Championship 36 6 1 0 0 0 — 37 6
2016–17[21] Championship 37 7 0 0 0 0 — 37 7
Total 413 85 18 4 19 5 7 2 457 96
Blackburn Rovers 2017–18[22] League One 20 0 0 0 1 0 2[c] 0 23 0
2018–19[23] Championship 0 0 — 1 0 — 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
  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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in Championship play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Whittingham (in blue) and Liverpool's Luis Suárez in the 2012 League Cup final

Aston Villa

  • FA Youth Cup: 2001–02[24]

Cardiff City

Blackburn Rovers

Individual

References

  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. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Games played by Pete Whittingham in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "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. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  25. ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2013). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2013–2014. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-0-7553-6413-8.
  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. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
  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.