Samson Clement Whittaker (12 August 1888 – 19 September 1952) was an English professional

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who played as a

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in the

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for

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa P ...

Personal life

Whittaker served as a pioneer in the Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks during the latter months of the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fig ...

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1888 births Footballers from Walsall English men's footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Royal Engineers soldiers Men's association football wing halves English Football League players Men's association football inside forwards British Army personnel of World War I 1952 deaths Walsall F.C. wartime guest players {{England-footy-midfielder-1880s-stub