Alfred Whittingham (19 June 1914 – 1993) was a professional

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, who played for

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, Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town. He was born in

Altofts Altofts is a village in West Yorkshire, England. It lies north-east from the centre of Wakefield and less than north-west of Normanton. The M62 runs close to the village to the north-east, and the Aire and Calder Navigation to the north-w ...

, West Yorkshire. During World War II, Whittingham made 78 guest appearances for

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, scoring 84 goals; on 16 January 1943 he scored eight goals in an 11–0 victory over Luton Town.

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1914 births 1993 deaths English men's footballers People from Altofts Sportspeople from the City of Wakefield Footballers from West Yorkshire English Football League players Men's association football forwards Bradford City A.F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Southampton F.C. wartime guest players {{England-footy-forward-1910s-stub