Harvey Whittaker (1875 – 1937) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played in

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for

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Career

Whittaker was born in

Congleton Congleton is a market town and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is on the River Dane, south of Manchester and north of Stoke on Trent. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 28,497 and the built-up area ha ...

and played for local amateur side Congleton Hornets before joining

in 1899. He played four matches for Stoke during the 1899–1900 season. He later played for Newcastle Town.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whittaker, Harvey English men's footballers Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players 1875 births Footballers from Congleton Newcastle Town F.C. players 1937 deaths Men's association football midfielders