Ray Whittaker (born 15 January 1945 in

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, London) is an English former

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 ...

Career

Whittaker started his career as a youth team player at

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before moving to

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1 ...

, where he made 170 appearances and scored 40 goals. He shared the honour of top scorer for Luton with

Bruce Rioch Bruce David Rioch (; born 6 September 1947) is a football manager and former player for the Scotland national team. His last managerial post was at AaB in the Danish Superliga in 2008. As a player, he made more than 550 appearances in the Fo ...

in the 1966-67 season, scoring 11 goals. After six years at the club he moved to

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

in 1969. He retired from football at the young age of 26.

Honours

Club

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Football League Fourth Division The Football League Fourth Division was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season. Whilst the division disappeared in name i ...

Winner (1): 1967–68

References

1945 births Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets People from Bow, London Living people Men's association football midfielders Arsenal F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players English Football League players English men's footballers {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub