Steve Whitton

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Steve Whitton

| image =

| fullname = Stephen Paul Whitton{{Hugman|21014|accessdate=22 January 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|12|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = East Ham, London, England

| death_date =

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/58 58] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/58 }}

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 1977–1978

| youthclubs1 = Coventry City

| years1 = 1978–1983 | clubs1 = Coventry City | caps1 = 74 | goals1 = 21

| years2 = 1980 | clubs2 = → Seiko SA (loan)

| years3 = 1983–1986 | clubs3 = West Ham United | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 6

| years4 = 1986 | clubs4 = → Birmingham City (loan) | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1986–1989 | clubs5 = Birmingham City | caps5 = 95 | goals5 = 28

| years6 = 1989–1991 | clubs6 = Sheffield Wednesday | caps6 = 32 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 1990 | clubs7 = → Halmstads BK (loan) | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 7

| years8 = 1991–1994 | clubs8 = Ipswich Town | caps8 = 88 | goals8 = 15

| years9 = 1994–1998 | clubs9 = Colchester United | caps9 = 116 | goals9 = 21

| totalcaps = 465 | totalgoals = 104

| manageryears1 = 1999–2003

| managerclubs1 = Colchester United

}}

Stephen Paul Whitton (born 4 December 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.

Career

In a playing career spanning 20 years (1978–1998), Whitton made more than 450 league appearances. He played in the Football League and Premier League in England,{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/stevewhitton.html |title=Steve Whitton |website=Post War English & Scottish Football League A-–Z Player's Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=2008-05-07}} the Swedish Allsvenskan{{cite web |url=http://www.hbk.se/extra/pod/?action=pod_show&id=373 |title=Steve Whitton |publisher=Halmstads BK |language=sv |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718034227/http://www.hbk.se/extra/pod/?action=pod_show&id=373 |archivedate=18 July 2011}} and the Hong Kong First Division League. After being forced to retire with injury he became assistant manager at Colchester United under Steve Wignall and his successor Mick Wadsworth. He went on to manage the team after Wadsworth resigned just weeks before the start of the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/steve-whitton/ |title=Steve Whitton |publisher=League Managers' Association |accessdate=4 September 2015}} He continued as manager until he left by mutual consent in early 2003.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/2523131.stm |title=Whitton exits Colchester |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 November 2002 |accessdate=4 September 2015}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="5"\|Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
align=left\|Colchester United \|align=left\|28 August 1999 \|align=left\|29 January 2003 \|181	52	45	84	28.7

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

Win %

align=left|Colchester United

|align=left|28 August 1999

|align=left|29 January 2003

|181

28.7

Honours

Ipswich Town

Football League Second Division: 1991–92{{cite web |url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=549 |title=Players: Steve Whitton |website=Coludata.co.uk |accessdate=4 September 2015}}

Colchester United

Football League Trophy runner-up: 1996–97

Individual

Colchester United Player of the Year: 1994–95{{Cite web| url = http://www.coludata.co.uk/appearances.asp?sid=55&cid=All&tid=All&act=all| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130419233046/http://www.coludata.co.uk/appearances.asp?sid=55&cid=All&tid=All&act=all| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2013-04-19| title = Colchester United — Appearances - 1994–95| accessdate = 2013-03-01| publisher = Coludata.co.uk

}}

References

;General

{{cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=134 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9}}
{{soccerbase|id=8483|name=Steve Whitton}}

;Specific

Category:1960 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Newham

Category:People from East Ham

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Coventry City F.C. players

Category:Seiko SA players

Category:West Ham United F.C. players

Category:Birmingham City F.C. players

Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players