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66

Senior
Appearances

2

Senior
Goals

59

Reserve Appearances

10

Reserve
Goals

8

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Peter Whittingham

First Team
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Winger

Winger

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W Peter Whittingham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #770 |

Peter Michael Whittingham

8 September 1984

Nuneaton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 9ย in) 1.77 m

Left

Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

2002-03

Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 July 2002

17

John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2006-07

Cardiff City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

ยฃ473k

11 January 2007

22

Martin O'Neill ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Previous Clubs

Peter Whittingham

Previous Clubs:

-2001 Coventry City Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2001-02 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Peak Villa

Peter Whittingham

First Team

W Peter Whittingham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 2003-07 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 66 | 39 (27) | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 5 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 26 | #770 |
๐ŸŸฉ 26 | ๐ŸŸจ 18 | ๐ŸŸฅ 22 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 6 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Career Progression

Peter Whittingham

2001-02 Aston Villa u18s
2002-07 Aston Villa Reserves
2003-07 Aston Villa First Team

Reserve Career

Peter Whittingham

2006-07 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2005-06 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 13 | โœ… 13 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2004-05 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | โœ… 14 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2003-04 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2002-03 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | โœ… 17 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 1 |
2001-02 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers not recorded

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Youth Career

Peter Whittingham

2001-02 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers incomplete

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Squad Honours

Peter Whittingham

๐Ÿ† 2001-02 FA Youth Cup Winner
๐Ÿ† 2003-04 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿฅˆ2004-05 FA Premier Reserve League Runner-Up

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Loans Out

Peter Whittingham

Loans Out:

2005 Burnley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
14 Feb 2005 to 16 Mar 2005
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | 9 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2005 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
14 Sep 2005 to 19 Nov 2005
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | 11 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

Peter Whittingham

Subsequent Clubs:

2007-17 Cardiff City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ยฃ0.47m
Championship, Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 459 | 411 (48) | โšฝ 99 |

2017-18 Blackburn Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 24 | 17 (7) | โšฝ 0 |

2018 Without Club

2018 Retired aged 33

Died aged 35

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Peter Whittingham

Premier League 2, FA Premier Reserve League, EFL Trophy, FA Youth Cup, UEFA Youth League, Birmingham Senior Cup, Premier League Cup

๐ŸŸฅ 6 Nov 2001 Manchester City 2-0 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Dec 2001 Villa 2-1 Wimbledon

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Dec 2001 Villa 0-3 Middlesbrough

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Dec 2001 Villa 4-3 Tranmere

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Feb 2002 Villa v Brighton

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 5th Round

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13 Feb 2002 Middlesbrough v Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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21 Feb 2002 Villa v United

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 2002 Fulham v Villa

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

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27 Mar 2002 Villa v Barnsley

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final First Leg

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9 Apr 2002 Barnsley v Villa

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final Second Leg

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 May 2002, Villa 4-1 Everton, Goodison Park

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Final First Leg

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 May 2002, Villa 0-1 Everton, Villa Park

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Final Second Leg

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Sep 2002 Blackburn 1-2 Aston Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Oct 2002 Villa 3-0 Liverpool

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Oct 2002 Leeds 1-1 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Oct 2002 Newcastle 3-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 2002 Villa 1-2 Boro

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Nov 2002 Villa 4-0 Everton

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Dec 2002 Manchester City 1-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Jan 2003 Villa 2-2 Albion

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Jan 2003 Wednesday 0-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Feb 2003 Sunderland 1-2 Aston Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Feb 2003 Villa 4-0 Bradford

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 2003 Villa 2-1 Birmingham

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 2003 Liverpool 3-0 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Mar 2003 Villa 2-5 Blackburn

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Mar 2003 Villa 3-2 Leeds

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Mar 2003 Boro 0-0 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Mar 2003 Villa 4-2 Newcastle

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Apr 2003 Everton 1-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Apr 2003 Villa 2-2 United

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Apr 2003 Bolton 1-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Feb 2004 Liverpool 3-2 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 2004 Villa 2-1 Boro

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Mar 2004 Albion 0-1 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Mar 2004 Villa 1-2 Leeds

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Apr 2004 Sunderland 1-1 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 May 2004 Villa 2-1 Wolves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 10 May 2004 Birmingham 2-2 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Sep 2004 United 0-0 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Sep 2004 Villa 1-0 Wolves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Sep 2004 Villa 0-0 Blackburn

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Nov 2004 Liverpool 1-6 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Nov 2004 Villa 1-0 Sunderland

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Dec 2004 Birmingham 1-2 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Jan 2005 Villa 4-4 United

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 2005 Wolves 1-3 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Jan 2005 Villa 3-3 Forest

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Jan 2005 Villa 4-0 Liverpool

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Apr 2005 Sunderland 7-5 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Apr 2005 Forest 1-2 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Apr 2005 Villa 4-1 Boro

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 May 2005 Newcastle 2-5 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Aug 2005 Boro 2-2 Villa

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Sep 2005 Manchester City 1-1 Villa

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Dec 2005 Albion 0-4 Villa

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Dec 2005 Villa 1-2 Boro

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Jan 2006 Wigan 0-3 Villa

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Jan 2006 Villa 3-1 Birmingham

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Jan 2006 Villa 5-2 Manchester City

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Feb 2006 Blackburn 2-2 Villa

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Feb 2006 Sunderland 0-4 Villa

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Mar 2006 Villa 2-1 Everton

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 23 Mar 2006 Liverpool 1-1 Villa

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Mar 2006 Villa 3-0 Newcastle

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Apr 2006 Villa 2-1 Leeds

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 2006 Portsmouth 1-2 Villa

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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