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Y-A—MOUS IN
FOOTBALL.
F.C. Previous clubs: Harrow Town and West Hampstead.
Considered one of leading amateur forwards. Chosen for
most metropolitan and county matches in 1902-3.
V-;;"HITE (forward), BOLTON WANDERERS. Height 5ft Tin,
weight list 21b, age 20. Plays either inside or outside-
right. First season at Burnden. La4t with Hurlford
Tlistle
,
.
WHITE, FRED (half-back), LUTON. Born Dunstable, 1880.
Height 5ft Tin, weight 10st 41'0. A local player. Can play
either back or half.
WHITE, JACK (back), QUEEN'S PARR RANGERS. Born
Droylesden, near Manchester, 1880. Height 5ft gin, weight
11st 41b, Former clubs: Openshaw United, Grays Anchor,
Swaiiscombe, Grays United.
WHITE, J. W., NOTTS FOREST. Height 5ft 91in, weight
13st 101b. Successor to the departed Peers. Proved a
worthy companion for Iremonger in the " Reds" first team,
1901-2 season.
IV,HELDON, G. F. (inside-left), PORTSMOUTH. Born
Langley Green 1811. Height 5ft 8in, weight 11st 71b. Thr
,
�e
times International, and twice against Scotland and Ireland
Inter-League. A speedy forward and capital goal-getter.
Previous clubs: West Bromwich Albion, Aston. Villa,'
Queen's Park Rangers.
V
,
HITEHOUSE, JAMES (goalkeeper), MANCHESTER-
CITY. Born 1873. Height 5ft 10,
1
1n, weight list 71b. A
good goalkeeper, but failed to come up to expectations
formed in 1898. Been in both divisions of F.L. football
(Grimsby and Aston Villa).
„-'HITLEY (goalkeeper). The Villa reserve goalkeeper.
Rarely found a, League opportunity in seasons 1901-2 and
1902-3. Formerly of Darwen.
-
WHITTAKER, ARNOLD (outside-right), BLACKBL RN
ROVERS. Born Blackburn, 1880. Height 5ft 5
1
2
in, weight
10st. Played for Queen's Park, 1898, Accrington Stanley,
April, 1899.
WHITTAKER, WALTER (goalkeeper), GRIMSBY TOWN.
Born Manchester, 1878. Height 5ft 11'in, weight
13st 51b. A capital goalkeeper, with few bad days. Repre-
stinted Newton Heath, Grimsby, Reading, and Blackburn
Rovers. ,Very popular in Grimsby.
,VIG310RE, WALTER (half-back), SHALL HEATH. Height
5ft gin, weight 12st 31b. Made his reputation in the front
line; but clever almost anywhere, and a great worker. Re-
presented Sheffield United and Gainsborough Trinity.
,VILKLb, A. (right half-back), ASTON VILLA. Height
5ft 6
2
1
in, weight 12st. Joined the Villa from Walsall, .and
has won International honours against Scotland and „Tales,
and been reserve against Ireland. A plucky persevering
player. Also inside-left,
Y-A—MOUS IN
FOOTBALL.
F.C. Previous clubs: Harrow Town and West Hampstead.
Considered one of leading amateur forwards. Chosen for
most metropolitan and county matches in 1902-3.
V-;;"HITE (forward), BOLTON WANDERERS. Height 5ft Tin,
weight list 21b, age 20. Plays either inside or outside-
right. First season at Burnden. La4t with Hurlford
Tlistle
,
.
WHITE, FRED (half-back), LUTON. Born Dunstable, 1880.
Height 5ft Tin, weight 10st 41'0. A local player. Can play
either back or half.
WHITE, JACK (back), QUEEN'S PARR RANGERS. Born
Droylesden, near Manchester, 1880. Height 5ft gin, weight
11st 41b, Former clubs: Openshaw United, Grays Anchor,
Swaiiscombe, Grays United.
WHITE, J. W., NOTTS FOREST. Height 5ft 91in, weight
13st 101b. Successor to the departed Peers. Proved a
worthy companion for Iremonger in the " Reds" first team,
1901-2 season.
IV,HELDON, G. F. (inside-left), PORTSMOUTH. Born
Langley Green 1811. Height 5ft 8in, weight 11st 71b. Thr
,
�e
times International, and twice against Scotland and Ireland
Inter-League. A speedy forward and capital goal-getter.
Previous clubs: West Bromwich Albion, Aston. Villa,'
Queen's Park Rangers.
V
,
HITEHOUSE, JAMES (goalkeeper), MANCHESTER-
CITY. Born 1873. Height 5ft 10,
1
1n, weight list 71b. A
good goalkeeper, but failed to come up to expectations
formed in 1898. Been in both divisions of F.L. football
(Grimsby and Aston Villa).
„-'HITLEY (goalkeeper). The Villa reserve goalkeeper.
Rarely found a, League opportunity in seasons 1901-2 and
1902-3. Formerly of Darwen.
-
WHITTAKER, ARNOLD (outside-right), BLACKBL RN
ROVERS. Born Blackburn, 1880. Height 5ft 5
1
2
in, weight
10st. Played for Queen's Park, 1898, Accrington Stanley,
April, 1899.
WHITTAKER, WALTER (goalkeeper), GRIMSBY TOWN.
Born Manchester, 1878. Height 5ft 11'in, weight
13st 51b. A capital goalkeeper, with few bad days. Repre-
stinted Newton Heath, Grimsby, Reading, and Blackburn
Rovers. ,Very popular in Grimsby.
,VIG310RE, WALTER (half-back), SHALL HEATH. Height
5ft gin, weight 12st 31b. Made his reputation in the front
line; but clever almost anywhere, and a great worker. Re-
presented Sheffield United and Gainsborough Trinity.
,VILKLb, A. (right half-back), ASTON VILLA. Height
5ft 6
2
1
in, weight 12st. Joined the Villa from Walsall, .and
has won International honours against Scotland and „Tales,
and been reserve against Ireland. A plucky persevering
player. Also inside-left,
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