Boston United
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Whittle was born in Liverpool, Merseyside and attended
Maricourt Catholic School
"Let us Rejoice in the Lord"
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in
Maghull
Maghull ( ) is a town and civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside (historically a part of Lancashire). The town is north of Liverpool and west of Kirkby. The area also contains Ashworth Hospital.
Maghull had a population of 20,444 at the 2011 Census ...
, Merseyside. He started his career at Liverpool where he joined as a six-year-old, and spent 11 years at the club before being released in early 2011. He then joined the
Glenn Hoddle Academy
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The academy coach ...
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,Forfar Athletic and his
Scottish Football League
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debut on 11 August in a 4–0 victory against Cowdenbeath. Whittle was signed as a winger and made sporadic appearances, often as a substitute, but got his break in the first team at left-back following the redundancy of Stephen Jordan amid Dunfermline's administration. He scored his first goal for Dunfermline against Ayr United on 28 September 2013. After being released by Dunfermline at the end of 2014–15, Whittle appeared as a trialist for Hartlepool United in a
friendly
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match against Spennymoor Town. Hartlepool manager Ronnie Moore commented that he was "pleased" with Whittle's performance, adding that he had asked Whittle to stay with the club for an extra week in order to assess him.
In September 2015, Whittle signed for National League North club AFC Fylde, making his debut as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with Tamworth. On 23 March 2016, Whittle signed for National League club Southport, debuting three days later as a 33rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over Guiseley. He made seven appearances for Southport over the remainder of 2015–16.
On 23 May 2016, Whittle signed for newly relegated National League club York City on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year.
On 29 December 2017, Whittle agreed to sign for League Two club Forest Green Rovers on a free transfer on 1 January 2018. He joined National League North club Southport on 15 March 2018 on a one-month loan, having struggled with a hamstring injury after joining Forest Green. He was released by Forest Green at the end of 2017–18.
Whittle signed for
Northern Premier League
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Premier Division club
Warrington Town
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in September 2018 and made his debut in a 3–0 home win over
South Shields
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on 29 September in the league. Although they would go on to win the play-offs, they were denied promotion after losing to Southern League Central playoff champions King's Lynn Town.
In June 2019, Whittle joined
Boston United
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is know ...
.
Whittle joined Gloucester City in August 2020. On 8 January 2021, he departed from Gloucester, joining Chesterfield later that day, following the path of former manager at Gloucester James Rowe and former teammates
Akwasi Asante
Akwasi Asante (born 6 September 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for club Chesterfield.
Asante began his senior career in England with Birmingham City. He made his first-team debut in the Europa League play-off round second ...
and George Carline. Whittle was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2021–22 season.
On 2 July 2022, Whittle returned to newly promoted National League club York City.