| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Paul Whitton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-12-04)4 December 1960 (age 65)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | East Ham,London,[1] England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1983 | Coventry City | 74 | (21) |
| 1980 | →Seiko SA (loan) | ||
| 1983–1986 | West Ham United | 39 | (6) |
| 1986 | →Birmingham City (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 1986–1989 | Birmingham City | 95 | (28) |
| 1989–1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | (4) |
| 1990 | →Halmstads BK (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 1991–1994 | Ipswich Town | 88 | (15) |
| 1994–1998 | Colchester United | 116 | (21) |
| Total | 465 | (104) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Colchester United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Paul Whitton (born 4 December 1960) is an English formerfootballer who played as astriker. He was born inEast Ham,London.
In a playing career spanning 20 years (1978–1998), Whitton made more than 450 league appearances. He played inthe Football League andPremier League in England,[3] the SwedishAllsvenskan[4] and theHong Kong First Division League. After being forced to retire with injury he became assistant manager atColchester United underSteve Wignall and his successorMick Wadsworth. He went on to manage the team after Wadsworth resigned just weeks before the start of the season.[5] He continued as manager until he left by mutual consent in early 2003.[6]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Colchester United | 28 August 1999 | 29 January 2003 | 181 | 52 | 45 | 84 | 28.7 |
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