Dick Whittaker
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Richard Whittaker (10 October 1934 in Dublin – 1998) was an Irish professional football player. He was a right back who joined Chelsea in London in 1952, as a professional having played for Chelsea youth team, from St. Mary's B.C. He played 48 times for Chelsea before moving to
Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...
in June 1960 and from there to
Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...
. He won his one and only cap for the
Republic of Ireland national football team The Republic of Ireland Men's national football team () represents the Republic of Ireland in men's international Association football, football. It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). The team made their debut at the Ir ...
on 10 May 1959 in a 4–0 defeat to Czechoslovakia in Bratislava. Also won a Republic of Ireland B cap against Romania in 1957.


External links


Newcastle Fans profile
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's international footballers Republic of Ireland men's B international footballers Chelsea F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players 1934 births 1998 deaths English Football League players Men's association football defenders 20th-century Irish sportsmen {{Ireland-footy-defender-stub