Alexander James Whitmore (born 7 September 1995) is an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

, as a

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

. After playing youth football with

Wallsend Boys Club Wallsend Boys Club is an English youth football club based in Wallsend, North Tyneside. The club is well known for producing professional footballers; more than 65 players from the club have gone on to play professionally, some of them even ...

, Whitmore turned professional with

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

in 2014, and had spells at

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...

Bury Bury may refer to: *The burial of human remains *-bury, a suffix in English placenames Places England * Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village * Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire ** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–19 ...

and

Chesterfield Chesterfield may refer to: Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan * Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom * Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England ** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...

. He signed for

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

in May 2018 before joining current club

in June 2019.

Career

Born in

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...

, Whitmore started his career with local youth side

, where he played until the age of sixteen. In July 2012, he joined

on a two-year scholarship deal. He progressed through the youth side and was named as captain in his second season at the club, signing his first professional contract in March 2014. He was moved into the development squad and remained there for one season before he signed a new one-year contract extension in April 2015. He received a place in the first team squad for the pre-season tour of Scotland in the summer of 2015. In November 2015, he joined

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side

on a one-month youth loan deal. He made his senior debut in the 1–1 league draw with

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...

, playing the full ninety minutes. He made five appearances during his month at the

Deva Stadium Deva Stadium is an association football stadium which is the home of Chester F.C., the effective successor club to the liquidated Chester City. The stadium straddles the England-Wales border at Sealand, on the outskirts of Chester. The stad ...

, however, he turned down the option to extend his loan despite interest from Chester manager

Steve Burr Steve Burr (born 12 January 1960) is a Scottish former footballer who was most recently manager of Hednesford Town. Playing career Steve Burr began his football career as a player with Stafford Rangers but it was with a summer 1984 move to Macc ...

. In January 2016, he instead chose to join National League rivals

on a loan deal until the end of the season, preferring to move closer to his North East roots. He was a first team regular for the club and made twenty-three appearances in all competitions, scoring twice. His performances during the spell convinced Burnley to extend his contract for a further year. In July 2016, he joined

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side

on a loan deal until January 2017. He made his debut in August 2016, in the opening day 2–0 defeat to

. He made 23 appearances for Morecambe during his loan spell, playing regularly despite missing seven games due to suspension after receiving two red cards. Later in January 2017, Whitmore returned to Morecambe until the end of the season on loan after their transfer embargo was lifted. On 31 July 2017, Whitmore signed for

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side

on loan until January 2018. He made a total of eleven appearances in all competitions before returning to Burnley having found it difficult to hold down a first team place. On 18 January 2018, Whitmore signed for

Football League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...

side

on a -year deal. On 30 May 2018, Whitmore signed a one-year contract with League Two side

on a free transfer. In June 2019, he then joined

.DEFENDER WHITMORE SIGNS FOR AFC FYLDE
afcfylde.co.uk, 17 June 2019

Career statistics

External links

Alex Whitmore profile
at the Grimsby Town F.C. website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitmore, Alex 1995 births Living people Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English footballers Wallsend Boys Club players Burnley F.C. players Chester F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Bury F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players AFC Fylde players English Football League players National League (English football) players Association football defenders