Guy Whittingham

Football player infobox
playername = Guy Whittingham


fullname = Guy Whittingham
height = height|m=1.78
weight = convert|76|kg|lb
nickname = corprel punishment
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1964|11|10|mf=y
cityofbirth = Evesham
countryofbirth = England
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Striker (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1988-1989
1989-1993
1993-1994
1994
1994-1999
1998
1999
1999
1999-2001
2000
2000
2001
clubs = Yeovil Town
Portsmouth
Aston Villa
→ Wolves (loan)
Sheffield Wednesday
→ Wolves (loan)
→ Portsmouth (loan)
→ Watford (loan)
Portsmouth
→ Peterborough United (loan)
→ Oxford United (loan)
Wycombe Wanderers
Total
caps(goals) =0230 (18)
160 0(88)
025 00(5)
013 00(8)
113 0(22)
010 00(1)
009 00(7)
004 00(0)
026 00(4)
005 00(1)
001 00(1)
012 00(1)
401 (156)
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nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = October 2, 2006
ntupdate =

Guy Whittingham (b. 10 November, 1964 in Evesham) is a retired professional footballer with over 450 appearances for a number of English clubs, after leaving the British Army. He spent the majority of his career at Portsmouth where he scored 99 times in 173 league appearances, including Pompey's all-time scoring record [”Portsmouth, from Tindall to Ball” Farmery, C: Southend-on-Sea, Desert Island Books, 1999 ISBN 1874287252] of 42 league goals in the 1992-3 season (48 in all competitions). He was known while at Fratton Park as "Corporal Punishment". [ [http://www.armyjobs.mod.uk/Army+Life/Sport+and+Adventurous+Training/Team+sports.htm Army career] ] Afterwards he played in the Premiership for Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday, proving to be very popular at the Owls.

He retired from professional football with Wycombe Wanderers at the end of the 2000/2001 season.

Guy later went on to become player-manager of Newport Isle of Wight. He left them in May 2005 when the club ran into financial difficulties. Guy returned to management at AFC Newbury but when that club suffered financial difficulties and the loss of their ground, Whittingham left in June 2006. In August 2006 he took up a coaching role at Eastleigh.

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External links

* [http://www.uptheposh.com/people/1370/ Profile] at [http://www.uptheposh.com/ UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database]