Stephen Paul Whitton (born 4 December 1960) is an English former
footballer
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who played as a
striker. He was born in
East Ham
East Ham is a district of the London Borough of Newham, England, 8 miles (12.8 km) east of Charing Cross. East Ham is identified in the London Plan as a Major Centre. The population is 76,186.
It was originally part of the Becontree Hun ...
,
London
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.
Career
In a playing career spanning 20 years (1978–1998), Whitton made more than 450 league appearances. He played in
the Football League
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and
Premier League
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in England, the Swedish
Allsvenskan
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and the
Hong Kong First Division League
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. After being forced to retire with injury he became assistant manager at
Colchester United
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
under
Steve Wignall
Steven Leslie Wignall (born 17 September 1954) is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.
Career
Playing ...
and his successor
Mick Wadsworth
Michael Wadsworth (born 3 November 1950) is an English association football, football coach and former player.
Born in Barnsley his playing career spanned only one season in The Football League with Scunthorpe United F.C., Scunthorpe United, a ...
. He went on to manage the team after Wadsworth resigned just weeks before the start of the season. He continued as manager until he left by mutual consent in early 2003.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Club
;Ipswich Town
*
Football League Second Division
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:
1991–92
;Colchester United
[
*]Football League Trophy
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runner-up: 1996–97
Individual
* Colchester United Player of the Year: 1994–95
References
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1960 births
Living people
Footballers from East Ham
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Coventry City F.C. players
Seiko SA players
West Ham United F.C. players
Birmingham City F.C. players
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Halmstads BK players
Ipswich Town F.C. players
Colchester United F.C. players
English Football League players
Hong Kong First Division League players
Allsvenskan players
Premier League players
English football managers
Colchester United F.C. managers
English expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
English Football League managers
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