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Wilf Whitfield

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Wilf Whitfield
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Whitfield[1]
Date of birth 17 November 1916
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Date of death 18 February 1995(1995-02-18) (aged 78)[1]
Place of death Hamilton, Scotland
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Birtley
0000–1938 Worksop Town
1938–1949 Bristol Rovers 26 (1)
1949–1951 Torquay United 47 (1)
Bath City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilfred Whitfield (17 November 1916 – 18 February 1995) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United and Bristol Rovers as a left half.[1]

Personal life

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Whitfield served as a corporal in the British Army during the Second World War.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Wilf Whitfield". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 129. Retrieved 29 July 2020.