Steve Whitton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Paul Whitton | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
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| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1983 | Coventry City | 74 | (21) |
| 1980 | → Seiko SA (loan) | ||
| 1983–1986 | West Ham United | 39 | (6) |
| 1986 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 1986–1989 | Birmingham City | 95 | (28) |
| 1989–1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | (4) |
| 1990 | → Halmstads BK (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 1991–1994 | Ipswich Town | 88 | (15) |
| 1994–1998 | Colchester United | 116 | (21) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Colchester United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton (born 4 December 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.
Career
In a playing career spanning 20 years (1978–1998), Whitton made more than 450 league appearances. He played in the Football League and Premier League in England,[1] the Swedish Allsvenskan[2] and the Hong Kong First Division League. After being forced to retire with injury he became assistant manager at Colchester United under Steve Wignall and his successor Mick Wadsworth. He went on to manage the team after Wadsworth resigned just weeks before the start of the season.[3] He continued as manager until he left by mutual consent in early 2003.[4]
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Colchester United | 28 August 1999 | 29 January 2003 | 181 | 52 | 45 | 84 | 28.7 |
Honours
Club
- Ipswich Town[5]
- Colchester United[5]
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 1996–97
References
- General
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