Tom Whittaker (soccer player)

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Tom Whittaker
Personnel
Surname Thomas James Whittaker
birthday July 21, 1898
place of birth Aldershot ,  England
date of death October 24, 1956
Place of death London ,  England
position Outrunner
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1919-1925 Arsenal FC 70 (2)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1947-1956 Arsenal FC
1 Only league games are given.

Thomas James "Tom" Whittaker MBE (born July 21, 1898 in Aldershot , † October 24, 1956 in London ) was an English football player and coach .

life and career

The Englishman, who grew up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne , began his playing career as a shipbuilding technician in the team of the company where he worked. In World War I he first served in the British Army and later in the Royal Navy to there football playing. In November 1919 he began his professional career and signed a contract with Arsenal FC . He made his debut for the Gunners on April 6, 1920 against West Bromwich Albion . In 1925 he was part of the England national team that toured Australia . During a game in Wollongong , he injured his knee so badly that he had to end his active career. After this injury and his early retirement, he became assistant coach to Herbert Chapman at Arsenal. After Chapman's death in 1934, he was assistant coach to George Allison and to the English national team . During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force with the rank of major . He was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his services on D-Day . After the war he became the head coach of Arsenal FC in 1947, and under his reign as coach the Gunners were twice English champions and one more time English cup winners. In 1956, while he was still in office, Tom Whittaker died of a heart attack at the age of 58.

successes

as a trainer

  • 2 × English champions with Arsenal FC (1948, 1953)
  • 1 × English cup winner with Arsenal FC (1950)
personal data
SURNAME Whittaker, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Whittaker, Thomas James (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Aldershot
DATE OF DEATH October 24, 1956
Place of death London