Terry Wharton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Jackson Alain Wharton | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1957 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1968 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 242 | (83) |
| 1968–1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 115 | (49) |
| 1972–1973 | Crystal Palace | 20 | (5) |
| 1973–1974 | Walsall | 1 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Darlington | 5 | (3) |
| 1975–1976 | Ossett Town | 11 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Garforth Town | 7 | (2) |
| Total | 401 | (142) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Terence Jackson Alain "Terry" Wharton (born 1 July 1942 in Bolton, England), is a former professional footballer who played as a winger with a number of clubs, including Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wharton converted 43 penalty kicks out of the 44 that he took during his career.[citation needed]
Biography
Bolton-born Wharton followed his father[who?] in becoming a winger in the Football League. His father had played in more than 250 league games for Plymouth Argyle, Preston North End, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers and Newport County AFC.
Wharton joined Wolves on his 15th birthday in 1957 and he turned professional at Molineux in October 1959, 2 years later scoring on his debut in a 2-0 home win over Ipswich Town on 11 November 1961 when he replaced Mark Lazarus. He then went on to score two more goals when making his debut in the FA Cup, versus Carlisle United in January 1962.
He was Wolves' first-choice right-winger for the next five and a half seasons, he netted his first hat-trick for the club in March 1963 as West Bromwich Albion were beaten 7-0. He was in the Wolves side that lost their First Division status in 1964-65 through the time the team returned to the First Division two seasons later. Wharton scored 83 goals in 242 games for Wolves when he joined his hometown club, Bolton Wanderers, for £70,000, the Lancashire club's record buy at the time.[citation needed] Wharton replaced Francis Lee, who had just been sold to Manchester City, and became Bolton's penalty-taker. Early the following season he hit his first hat-trick for the club in a 4-2 win over Luton Town. He left and joined Crystal Palace where he made 20 league appearances, scoring 5 times, and in December 1973 joined Walsall, playing 23 minutes against Leyton Orient after coming on as a second-half substitute in his only appearance for Walsall. Wharton joined Darlington soon after, netting 3 goals in 5 games. After leaving Darlington, Wharton drifted into non-league football and ended his career with spells at Ossett Town and Garforth Town. Wharton retired in 1977 having scored 142 goals in 401 career appearances.
Wharton now resides with his wife Emily in Rustenburg, South Africa. The couple have four children and seven grandchildren.
References
- Terry Wharton, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database