Jonathan David "Jon" Whitney (born 23 December 1970) is an English former professional

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who played as a defender in

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. He was later manager of

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

from 2016 to 2018.

Walsall

In December 2003, Whitney was appointed physiotherapist at

having previously worked, after his footballing retirement, as a Sports Therapist in his own clinic whilst also helping his father-in-law dig graves in his role as undertaker and pursuing a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy at the University of Salford, graduating in 2006. On 7 November 2006 Whitney made a brief playing come back, appearing for Walsall in the 2–1 Birmingham Senior Cup victory over Burton Albion.

Coaching

On 4 January 2011,

announced the departure of Manager,

Chris Hutchings Christopher Hutchings (born 5 July 1957) is an English former footballer and manager. He played for a number of clubs including Chelsea and played more than 100 games for Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town. He has managed in the Premie ...

and his Assistant, Martin O'Connor. On the same day, Walsall's Head of Youth,

Dean Smith Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hi ...

, was confirmed as Caretaker Manager and it was announced that Whitney would be assisting Smith in First Team Affairs. On 21 January 2011, Walsall confirmed Smith as Manager, whilst Whitney was appointed as Assistant Manager until the end of the season. He combined the role of Assistant Manager with the role of Club Physiotherapist. On 1 June 2016, Whitney was appointed manager of

on a three-year contract. On 12 March 2018, Whitney was dismissed as manager. Whitney is currently working for

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

in a consultant role and is helping the club manage their fitness and sport science.

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