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James "Jimmy" Lewington Whitehouse |
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| Name: James "Jimmy" Lewington Whitehouse |
Nationality: England |
| Position: goalkeeper |
Signing Information: Transferred from: Grimsby Town, 09/1900, £ |
| Birthdate: 09-04-1873 |
Years at Club: 1900-1903 |
| Age: (151) |
Debut: 15/09/1900 v Burnley (A) 0-1 (League Division Two) |
| Birthplace: Birmingham, England |
Previous clubs: Albion Swifts, Birmingham St. George, Grimsby Town, Aston Villa, Bedminster, Grimsby Town |
| Height: 5' 11" (1.80m) |
Farewell to Manchester United: Transferred to Manchester City, 02/1903, £ |
| Weight: 11st 7lbs (73.3kg) |
Passed Away: 07/02/1934 |
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A product of Albion Swifts in Birmingham, Jimmy Whitehouse was nicknamed 'Ripper' and for good reason: he was a typically eccentric goalkeeper with a temper. His modus operandi for handling crosses under fire consisted of grabbing the onrushing forward by the neck with one hand and catching the ball then throwing it out with the other. Obviously it helped that his physique - 5'11" in height and 11st 7lb in height - made him one of the game's heftier characters at the time.
Surprisingly, Jimmy's first two competitive outings were as an outfield player. Having joined Birmingham St. George's in 1889-90, he was only required in a couple of emergencies in defence that season. It was not until 1891-92 that he made his mark in goal, playing in seven Football Alliance fixtures. However, when that club disbanded in the summer, he hooked up with Grimsby Town as they became founder members of the Football League Division Two in 1892-93.
Whitehouse played 131 games for Grimsby over the next four years and even married a local girl, with teammate (and future Heathen) Sandy Higgins as best man. Eventually, after starring in a game at WBA, some Aston Villa directors present in the crowd were so impressed, they just had to have him. A record fee for a goalkeeper of over £200 sealed the transfer. It was worth it - Jimmy helped Villa win the League and FA Cup double in 1896-97. He even twisted his knee in the first half of the final but kept quiet!
In 1898, however, he was lured with terms of £100 down and £7-a-week by Bedminster of the Southern League. Whitehouse returned to Grimsby Town in 1899-00 but was again on the move early in 1900-01. Luton Town tried to lure him but Newton Heath had more pressing need for him. James Garvey had gone down with an ailment and new manager James West rushed to secure Jimmy as a replacement for a knockdown price of £15 and a guarantee of a benefit match against Grimsby.
By all accounts, Jimmy performed grandly on his Heath debut versus Burnley on September 15th, 1900. With few equals in the art of stopping penalty kicks, he excelled at Bank Street, playing the majority of the games over two years. He even took to the field at inside-left one afternoon: Heath were so short of players for an away trip to Walsall on February 25th, 1901, that they selected Garvey in goal and Jimmy in attack, where he dazzled with his tricks!
Jimmy was the man in goal when the club played their first game as 'Manchester United' in September 1902, but he soon lost his automatic spot. Thus, he moved to Manchester City in February 1903 but could not play for the top flight side as Aston Villa still held his forms, so he moved again in the summer, joining Third Lanark. The Glasgow outfit proceeded to win the Scottish League for the only time in their history in 1903-04... but Jimmy again did not play a single game! He finally saw action in 1904-05 with the newly-formed Hull City and his career came to an end after an intermittent spell with Southend United from 1905 to 1907.
He still made the news off the pitch, mind. In July 1905, he was taken to court by his Grimsby neighbour after he insulted her and punched her husband one alcohol-influenced evening. And, in March 1909, he took part in a musical play at the Hull Hippodrome. A football turn involved a goalscoring competition with Whitehouse minding the net. He spent his last years at 88 Cranbourne Road, Kingstanding. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude. |
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Goals |
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Apps |
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1900-1901 |
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29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
| 2 |
1901-1902 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
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1902-1903 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
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0 |
59 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
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