Alex Whittle (born 15 March 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He has played for

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, Gloucester City and Chesterfield.

Club career

Whittle was born in

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, Merseyside and attended Maricourt Catholic School in

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, Merseyside. He started his career at

where he joined as a six-year-old, and spent 11 years at the club before being released in early 2011. He then joined the

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in Spain in February 2011 and the

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for the 2011–12 season, where he went on

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, Heart of Midlothian and

. He joined Dunfermline Athletic on a pre-contract in April 2012 ahead of signing a three-year contract. He made his debut on 28 July in a

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and his

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debut on 11 August in a 4–0 victory against

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. Whittle was signed as a winger and made sporadic appearances, often as a substitute, but got his break in the first team at

following the redundancy of Stephen Jordan amid Dunfermline's

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. He scored his first goal for Dunfermline against

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on 28 September 2013. After being released by Dunfermline at the end of 2014–15, Whittle appeared as a trialist for

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in a friendly match against Spennymoor Town. Hartlepool manager

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commented that he was "pleased" with Whittle's performance, adding that he had asked Whittle to stay with the club for an extra week in order to assess him. In September 2015, Whittle signed for

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club

, making his debut as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with Tamworth. On 23 March 2016, Whittle signed for

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club

, debuting three days later as a 33rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over

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. He made seven appearances for Southport over the remainder of 2015–16. On 23 May 2016, Whittle signed for newly relegated National League club

on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year. On 29 December 2017, Whittle agreed to sign for League Two club

on a free transfer on 1 January 2018. He joined National League North club Southport on 15 March 2018 on a one-month

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, having struggled with a hamstring injury after joining Forest Green. He was released by Forest Green at the end of 2017–18. Whittle signed for

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Premier Division club Warrington Town in September 2018 and made his debut in a 3–0 home win over

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on 29 September in the league. Although they would go on to win the play-offs, they were denied promotion after losing to Southern League Central playoff champions King's Lynn Town. In June 2019, Whittle joined

. Whittle joined Gloucester City in August 2020. On 8 January 2021, he departed from Gloucester, joining Chesterfield later that day, following the path of former manager at Gloucester James Rowe and former teammates

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and George Carline. Whittle was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2021–22 season. On 2 July 2022, Whittle returned to newly promoted National League club York City. On 3 July 2023, Whittle signed for

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side

. In June 2025, he signed a one-year contract extension to his existing deal with the option of a further year.

International career

Whittle was

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by the England schools team over 2008–09.

Career statistics

Honours

Yeovil Town *

: 2023–24

References

External links

Alex Whittle profile
at the Forest Green Rovers F.C. website--> * {{DEFAULTSORT:Whittle, Alex 1993 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers England men's schools international footballers Men's association football defenders Liverpool F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players AFC Fylde players Southport F.C. players York City F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Warrington Town F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Northern Premier League players 21st-century English sportsmen