William Whitton

{{Short description|English footballer (1899–1983)}}

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William Whitton (9 July 1899 – 21 August 1983) was an English footballer who played for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. A striker, Whitton played for Chelsea from 1923 to 1926. His best season at Chelsea was in the 1924–25 season, when he was the club's top scorer with 16 goals, which included a run of seven goals in two matches.{{cite book | author=Hockings, Ron | title=100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006|page=73}}{{Cite web |title=William Whitton :: William Whitton :: |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=399060 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=www.playmakerstats.com |language=en}}