John Whitney: Man United left-back/left-half Profile & Stats
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John Whitney

Position: left-back/left-half

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0.00
A 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 50.00
TOTALS 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 33.33

Name: John Whitney
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace: Newton Heath, Manchester, England
Height:
Weight:
Years at Club: 1895-1903
Signing Info: Transferred from: ?, 11/1895, £
Previous Clubs:
Debut: 29/02/1896 v Burton Wanderers (Bank Street) 1-2 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to ?, 04/1903, £
Passed Away: 03/1932

Biography

John "Jack" Whitney was Failsworth's skipper when Newton Heath signed him in the first week of November 1895. The left-back or occasional left-half would go on to have one of the strangest careers in the history of the club, for three main reasons.
Firstly, from his debut for the second string against Manchester City on November 9th, Whitney would be mostly confined to the reserves, whom he served regularly until April 1903, by which time the club had changed its name into Manchester United. At that time, this made him the second longest-serving player at Bank Street after Walter Cartwright.
Secondly, Jack represented Heath's first team in three league matches and, while the first two were back to back against Burton Swifts (February 29th, 1896) and Rotherham Town (March 7th), the last game took place against Walsall... five years later!
And, thirdly, all three matches were characterized by desperate lineup alterations, particularly in goal. In the first two matches, an outfield player stood between the sticks (Perrins then Cartwright), and in the final one, the opposite happened: two goalkeepers were used, Garvey playing in goal and Whitehouse appearing at inside-left!
Whitney lived on Montague Street in Manchester all this time, supplementing his footballing career by working as a machine fitter. No picture available. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1895-1896 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2. 1900-1901 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
Player has never scored for club.
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Burton Wanderers 1 0
2. Rotherham United 1 0
3. Walsall 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Burton Wanderers Committee 1
2. Rotherham United Committee 1
3. Ford, L 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 2
2. West, James 1
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 1
2. Millmoor 1
3. West Bromwich Road 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 3
No Opponent Count
1. Burton Wanderers 1
2. Rotherham United 1
3. Walsall 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 3
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 29-02-1896 Div 2 Burton Wanderers L 1-2 H 0 James McNaught ??' (pen) Arthur Capes ??', Unknown ??'
2. 07-03-1896 Div 2 Rotherham United W 3-2 A 0 Richard Smith ??', Bob Donaldson ??, William Kennedy ??' E.Cutts ??', Jimmy McCormick ??'
3. 25-02-1901 Div 2 Walsall D 1-1 A 0 William Morgan ??' Jack Flynn ??'
 

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