Sam Whittall
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name=Sam Whittall
| image = Whittall, Sam (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Whittall in January 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|29|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = AFC Telford United
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Cambridge United | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = → Brackley Town (loan) | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Brackley Town | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = Stourbridge | caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6 = 2016–2023 | clubs6 = Rushall Olympic | caps6 = 154{{efn|Statistics from 2018–19 season and beyond only}}| goals6 = 35
| years7 = 2023– | clubs7 = AFC Telford United | caps7 = 44 | goals7 = 3
| club-update = 15:45, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
}}
Sam Whittall (born 29 April 1994) is an English footballer who plays for {{English football updater|AFCTelfU}} side AFC Telford United, where he plays as a midfielder.
Playing career
=Wolverhampton Wanderers=
Whittall progressed through the academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers to sign professional contract in 2012.{{cite news| title=Three young players win deal at Wolves|publisher=Express & Star| url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2012/03/10/three-young-players-win-deal-at-wolves/| date=10 March 2012}} However, he never made a first team appearance for the club and was released at the end of the 2013–14 season.{{cite news| title=Young player contract news| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/young-player-contract-news-300414-1519257.aspx| date=30 April 2014| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327192842/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/young-player-contract-news-300414-1519257.aspx| archive-date=27 March 2015| df=dmy-all}}
=Cambridge United=
On 14 August 2014 he signed a six-month contract with League Two club Cambridge United.{{cite news| title=Cambridge United: Sam Whittall given short contract|publisher=BBC Sport| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28786530| date=14 August 2014}} He made his senior debut on 19 August 2014, coming as a substitute in a 2–2 draw at York City.{{cite news| title=York 2–2 Cambridge|publisher=BBC Sport| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28750307| date=19 August 2014}}
=Brackley Town=
Whittall joined Brackley Town following his release by Cambridge United.{{cite news |url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/whittall-makes-permanent-brackley-move-36060|title=Whittall Makes Permanent Brackley Move|work=Pitchero|date=29 July 2015|access-date=29 July 2015}}
=Stourbridge=
In January 2016 Whittall signed for Stourbridge on a short-term deal until the end of the season.
=Rushall Olympic=
For the 2016–17 season, Whittall joined Rushall Olympic, then resigned with the club for the 2017–18 season, as well as 2018–19.{{cite news| title=KEY DUO PEN NEW DEALS|publisher=Rushall Olympic| url=https://www.rofc.co.uk/news/key-duo-pen-new-deals| date=2 July 2018}}
On 3 June 2022, Rushall Olympic confirmed that Whittall had re-signed with the club, and would see him make the 2022–23 season his seventh campaign with the club.{{cite news|title=PICS POWER HOUR: LEGEND WHITTALL SIGNS UP |url=https://www.rofc.co.uk/news/pics-power-hour--legend-whittall-signs-up |access-date=3 June 2022|publisher=ROFC.co.uk|date=3 June 2022}} He was part of the squad promoted to the National League North for the first time in the club's history following play-off success in May 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/non-league/rushall-olympic/2023/05/01/rushall-olympic-promoted-to-national-league-north/ | title=Rushall Olympic promoted to National League North | date=May 2023 }}
=AFC Telford United=
In October 2023, Whittall returned to the Southern Football League Premier Division Central with AFC Telford United.{{cite web|url=https://www.telfordunited.com/news/sam-whittall/|title=Sam Whittall|website=www.telfordunited.com|date=13 October 2023|accessdate=16 October 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 14 January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2"|Wolverhampton Wanderers
|2012–13{{soccerbase season|74466|2012|access-date=19 January 2025}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14{{soccerbase season|74466|2013|access-date=19 January 2025}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cambridge United
|2014–15{{soccerbase season|74466|2014|access-date=19 January 2025}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Brackley Town (loan)
|2014–15{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/sam-whittall/334051/|title=S. Whittall - Soccerway|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=19 January 2025}} |34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Brackley Town
|2015–16{{cite web|url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/sam-whittall/19022|title=Sam Whittall - Player Profile|publisher=Aylesbury United Archive|access-date=19 January 2025}} |National League North |7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|Appearances in Northamptonshire Senior Cup}} | 1 | 12 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="7"|Rushall Olympic
|SL Premier Division Central |31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|name=BIRMSC|Appearances in Birmingham Senior Cup}} | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20
|SL Premier Division Central |30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 6{{efn|1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Staffordshire Senior Cup, 3 appearances and 1 goal in Birmingham Senior Cup}} | 2 | 39 | 15 | ||
| 2020–21
|SL Premier Division Central |8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|name=FAT|Appearances in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22
|SL Premier Division Central |35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 11{{efn|5 appearances in Southern League Cup, 3 appearances and 1 goal in Walsall Senior Cup, 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Premier Division Central play-offs}} | 1 | 48 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23
|SL Premier Division Central |39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 9{{efn|3 appearances and 3 goals in Walsall Senior Cup, 3 appearances in Staffordshire Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Premier Division Central play-offs, 1 appearance in FA Trophy}} | 3 | 47 | 11 | ||
| 2023–24
|National League North |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!154||35||9||0||colspan="2"|–||29||6||192||41 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|AFC Telford United
|SL Premier Division Central |25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|name=SLPDCPL|Appearances in Premier Division Central play-offs}} | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|SL Premier Division Central |19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!44||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||5||0||50||3 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!241||41||14||1||0||0||35||7||290||49 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{Soccerway}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whittall, Sam}}
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Cambridge United F.C. players
Category:Brackley Town F.C. players
Category:Stourbridge F.C. players
Category:Rushall Olympic F.C. players
Category:AFC Telford United players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players