![]() Whittingham playing for Cardiff City in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Michael Whittingham[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 September 1984||
Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | ||
Date of death | 18 March 2020 | (aged 35)||
Place of death | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Coventry City | ||
2001–2003 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2007 | Aston Villa | 56 | (1) |
2005 | → Burnley (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2005 | → Derby County (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2007–2017 | Cardiff City | 413 | (85) |
2017–2019 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | (0) |
Total | 507 | (86) | |
National team | |||
2004–2007 | England U21 | 17 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Peter Michael Whittingham /ˈhwɪtɪŋəm/ (8 September 1984 – 19 March 2020[4]) was an English professional footballer. His primary position was as a central midfielder.
He was part of the Aston Villa team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2002, and a year later he made his Premier League debut. Whittingham had loans at Championship clubs Burnley and Derby County in 2005. In January 2007, he signed for Cardiff City for a fee of £350,000.
In eleven seasons at Cardiff, Whittingham played 457 competitive matches and scored 96 goals, putting him seventh all-time appearances list.
Whittingham died on 19 March 2020, aged 35, at a Cardiff hospital, after suffering a head injury three days before.[5]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa | 2002–03[6] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2003–04[7] | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
2004–05[8] | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
2005–06[9] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2006–07[10] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2 | ||
Burnley (loan) | 2004–05[8] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Derby County (loan) | 2005–06[9] | Championship | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Cardiff City | 2006–07[10] | Championship | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
2007–08[11] | Championship | 41 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 51 | 9 | ||
2008–09[12][a] | Championship | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 38 | 4 | ||
2009–10[14] | Championship | 41 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3[b] | 2 | 51 | 25 | |
2010–11[15] | Championship | 45 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 50 | 11 | |
2011–12[16] | Championship | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 55 | 13 | |
2012–13[17] | Championship | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 8 | ||
2013–14[18] | Premier League | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
2014–15[19] | Championship | 43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 6 | ||
2015–16[20] | Championship | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
2016–17[21] | Championship | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 7 | ||
Total | 413 | 85 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 457 | 96 | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 2017–18[22] | League One | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
2018–19[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Career total | 507 | 86 | 21 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 567 | 98 |
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