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Mark Whatley

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mark Whatley

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|7|11|df=y}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Forfar Athletic

| clubnumber = 10

| clubs1 = Raith Rovers

| clubs2 = → Tayport (loan)

| clubs3 = Spartans

| clubs4 = Arbroath

| clubs5 = Montrose

| clubs6 = Forfar Athletic

| years1 =

| years2 = 2009–2010

| years3 = 2013–2014

| years4 = 2014–2021

| years5 = 2021–2023

| years6 = 2023–

| caps4 = 198

| goals4 = 6

| caps5 = 51

| goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 51

| goals6 = 2

| club-update = 00:58, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

}}

Mark Whatley (born 11 July 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|ForfarAt}} club Forfar Athletic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/players/mark-whatley/|title=Mark Whatley|website=Arbroath FC|language=en-GB|access-date=23 October 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72760|title=Mark Whatley {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Arbroath {{!}} Age 29 {{!}} Soccer Base|website=www.soccerbase.com|access-date=2019-10-23}} Whatley has previously played for Raith Rovers, Tayport, Spartans, Arbroath and Montrose.

Career

On 20 November 2009, Whatley moved on loan to Tayport from Raith Rovers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.raithroversfc.com/cgi-bin/latestnews.cgi?id=3114|title=Raith Rovers FC|website=www.raithroversfc.com|access-date=2019-10-24}}

In July 2014, Whatley joined Arbroath and made his debut on 26 July against Alloa Athletic in a 4–1 home loss in the Scottish League Challenge Cup. During his debut season, Whatley made 45 appearances and scored 1 goal. In February 2015, Whatley had a trial spell with Aberdeen.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aberdeen-give-arbroath-midfield-star-5146144|title=Aberdeen give Arbroath midfield star Mark Whatley a chance to win a big move|last=Online|first=Record Sport|date=2015-02-11|website=dailyrecord|access-date=2019-10-24}} In the 2016–17 season, Whatley helped Arbroath get promoted to the Scottish League One and was announced captain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/mark-whatley/|title=Mark Whatley|date=2019-05-22|website=Arbroath FC|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-23}}

Whatley left Arbroath and signed for Montrose in May 2021.{{cite news |title=Mark Whatley eyes up medals with Montrose after bowing out as most successful captain in Arbroath's 143-year history |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/2219170/mark-whatley-eyes-up-medals-with-montrose-after-bowing-out-as-most-successful-captain-in-arbroaths-143-year-history/ |first=Ewan |last=Smith |newspaper=The Courier |date=13 May 2021 |access-date=29 May 2021}}

Statistics

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |Scottish Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

Spartans

|2013-14{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72760&season_id=143|title=Mark Whatley {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Arbroath {{!}} Season 2013/2014 {{!}} Soccer Base|website=www.soccerbase.com|access-date=2019-10-25}}

|Lowland Football League

|0

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

rowspan="8" |Arbroath

|2014-15{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72760&season_id=144|title=Mark Whatley {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Arbroath {{!}} Season 2014/2015 {{!}} Soccer Base|website=www.soccerbase.com|access-date=2019-10-26}}

| rowspan="3" |Scottish League Two

|36

|1

|5

|0

|1

|0

|3

|0

|45

|1

2015-16{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72760&season_id=145|title=Mark Whatley {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Arbroath {{!}} Season 2015/2016 {{!}} Soccer Base|website=www.soccerbase.com|access-date=2019-10-26}}

|34

|2

|3

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|37

|3

2016-17{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72760&season_id=149|title=Mark Whatley {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Arbroath {{!}} Season 2016/2017 {{!}} Soccer Base|website=www.soccerbase.com|access-date=2019-10-26}}

|35

|2

|2

|0

|4

|0

|2

|0

|43

|2

2017-18{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72760&season_id=150|title=Mark Whatley {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Arbroath {{!}} Season 2017/2018 {{!}} Soccer Base|website=www.soccerbase.com|access-date=2019-10-26}}

| rowspan="2" |Scottish League One

|34

|1

|2

|0

|4

|0

|2

|0

|42

|1

2018-19{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72760&season_id=151|title=Mark Whatley {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Arbroath {{!}} Season 2018/2019 {{!}} Soccer Base|website=www.soccerbase.com|access-date=2019-10-26}}

|29

|0

|1

|0

|4

|0

|2

|0

|36

|0

2019-20{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72760&season_id=152|title=Mark Whatley {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Arbroath {{!}} Season 2019/2020 {{!}} Soccer Base|website=www.soccerbase.com|access-date=2019-10-26}}

| rowspan="2" |Scottish Championship

|8

|0

|0

|0

|3

|0

|2

|0

|13

|0

2020-21

|5

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|6

|0

colspan="2" |Arbroath Total

!181

!6

!13

!1

!16

!0

!11

!0

!216

!7

Montrose

|2021–22

|Scottish League One

|19

|0

|2

|0

|4

|0

|2

|0

|27

|0

colspan="3" |Total

!200

!6

!16

!1

!20

!0

!13

!0

!244

!7

References

{{reflist}}

{{Forfar Athletic F.C. squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whatley, Mark}}

Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:Scottish men's footballers

Category:Arbroath F.C. players

Category:Scottish Professional Football League players

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Raith Rovers F.C. players

Category:Tayport F.C. players

Category:Montrose F.C. players

Category:Forfar Athletic F.C. players

Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen