| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert John Whitehurst[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1898-06-22)22 June 1898[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fenton, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1976 (aged 78)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| New Haden Colliery | |||
| 1920–1923 | Stoke | 18 | (4) |
| 1923–1928 | Rochdale | 169 | (117) |
| 1928–1929 | Liverpool | 8 | (2) |
| 1929–1931 | Bradford City | 38 | (30) |
| 1931–1933 | Tranmere Rovers | 80 | (29) |
| Total | 313 | (182) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert John Whitehurst (22 June 1898 – 1976) was an Englishfootballer who played inthe Football League forBradford City,Liverpool,Rochdale,Stoke andTranmere Rovers.[1]
Whitehurst played for five professional clubs during his career and was a prolific scorer, setting club records at two of his clubs,Rochdale for goals in a season andBradford City for the number of goals in a game as well as a then-record goals in a season.
Whitehurst was born inFenton and started his career at his works football team New Haden Colliery, before moving toStoke in 1920.[1] He played 11 times in1920–21 scoring twice and played six matches in1921–22 again getting on the score sheet twice but he manages just one appearance in1922–23 and was sold toRochdale.[1] Whitehurst played five seasons for Rochdale scoring a total of 117 league goals, including a club record 46 goals in 43 games in1926–27 as the "Dale" agonisingly missed out on promotion.[1]
He moved toLiverpool, where he played just eight times scoring twice, before moving ontoBradford City. Despite starting in just 38 games, he scored 30 goals. He scored twice in both his first games, before scoring seven in his fourth game againstTranmere Rovers on 6 March 1929. He scored another two hat-tricks that season as City earned promotion fromFootball League Third Division North. His seven goals in one game is a Bradford City record. He left the following season to join his final clubTranmere Rovers where he played in 90 matches scoring 35 goals.
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1920–21 | Second Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 1921–22 | Second Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1922–23 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
| Rochdale | 1923–24 | Third Division North | 35 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 15 |
| 1924–25 | Third Division North | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | |
| 1925–26 | Third Division North | 29 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 18 | |
| 1926–27 | Third Division North | 42 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 46 | |
| 1927–28 | Third Division North | 41 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 36 | |
| Total | 169 | 117 | 8 | 7 | 177 | 124 | ||
| Liverpool | 1928–29 | First Division | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Bradford City | 1928–29 | Third Division North | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 |
| 1929–30 | Second Division | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
| 1930–31 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 31 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1931–32 | Third Division North | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 13 |
| 1932–33 | Third Division North | 41 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 17 | |
| 1933–34 | Third Division North | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |
| Total | 80 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 35 | ||
| Career Total | 313 | 182 | 23 | 14 | 336 | 196 | ||