Steve Whitton

Stephen Paul Whitton (born 4 December 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.

Steve Whitton

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Paul Whitton[1]
Date of birth	(1960-12-04) 4 December 1960 (age 63)[1]
Place of birth	East Ham, London,[1] England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1977–1978	Coventry City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1983	Coventry City	74	(21)
1980	→ Seiko SA (loan)
1983–1986	West Ham United	39	(6)
1986	→ Birmingham City (loan)	8	(2)
1986–1989	Birmingham City	95	(28)
1989–1991	Sheffield Wednesday	32	(4)
1990	→ Halmstads BK (loan)	13	(7)
1991–1994	Ipswich Town	88	(15)
1994–1998	Colchester United	116	(21)
Total		465	(104)
Managerial career
1999–2003	Colchester United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

In a playing career spanning 20 years (1978–1998), Whitton made more than 450 league appearances. He played in the Football League and Premier League in England,^[3] the Swedish Allsvenskan^[4] and the Hong Kong First Division League. After being forced to retire with injury he became assistant manager at Colchester United under Steve Wignall and his successor Mick Wadsworth. He went on to manage the team after Wadsworth resigned just weeks before the start of the season.^[5] He continued as manager until he left by mutual consent in early 2003.^[6]

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Colchester United	28 August 1999	29 January 2003	181	52	45	84	28.7

Honours

Ipswich Town

• Football League Second Division: 1991–92^[7]

Colchester United

• Football League Trophy runner-up: 1996–97^[7]

Individual

• Colchester United Player of the Year: 1994–95^[8]

References

General

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
• Steve Whitton at Soccerbase

Specific

1. "Steve Whitton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
3. "Steve Whitton". Post War English & Scottish Football League A-–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
4. "Steve Whitton" (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
5. "Steve Whitton". League Managers' Association. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
6. "Whitton exits Colchester". BBC Sport. 28 November 2002. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
7. "Players: Steve Whitton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
8. "Colchester United — Appearances - 1994–95". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.