Alex Whittle

Alex Whittle (born 15 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Yeovil Town. He has played for Dunfermline Athletic, AFC Fylde, Southport, York City, Forest Green Rovers, Southport, Boston United, Gloucester City and Chesterfield.

Alex Whittle
Whittle playing for York City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Alex Whittle[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 3
Youth career
1999–2011 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Dunfermline Athletic 78 (1)
2015–2016 AFC Fylde 12 (0)
2016 Southport 7 (0)
2016–2018 York City 59 (0)
2018 Forest Green Rovers 2 (0)
2018 → Southport (loan) 4 (0)
2018–2019 Warrington Town 21 (0)
2019–2020 Boston United 28 (0)
2020-2021 Gloucester City 13 (1)
2021–2022 Chesterfield 54 (5)
2022–2023 York City 34 (0)
2023– Yeovil Town 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:17, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Whittle was born in Liverpool, Merseyside[2] and attended Maricourt Catholic School in Maghull, Merseyside.[3] He started his career at Liverpool where he joined as a six-year-old, and spent 11 years at the club before being released in early 2011. He then joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain in February 2011[4] and the Nike Academy for the 2011–12 season, where he went on trial to Brighton & Hove Albion, Heart of Midlothian and Dunfermline Athletic.[5]

He joined Dunfermline Athletic on a pre-contract in April 2012 ahead of signing a three-year contract.[6] He made his debut on 28 July in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Forfar Athletic and his Scottish Football League debut on 11 August in a 4–0 victory against Cowdenbeath.[7] Whittle was signed as a winger and made sporadic appearances, often as a substitute, but got his break in the first team at left-back following the redundancy of Stephen Jordan amid Dunfermline's administration.[8] He scored his first goal for Dunfermline against Ayr United on 28 September 2013.[9] After being released by Dunfermline at the end of 2014–15,[10] Whittle appeared as a trialist for Hartlepool United in a friendly match against Spennymoor Town. Hartlepool manager Ronnie Moore commented that he was "pleased" with Whittle's performance, adding that he had asked Whittle to stay with the club for an extra week in order to assess him.[11]

In September 2015, Whittle signed for National League North club AFC Fylde,[12] making his debut as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with Tamworth.[13] On 23 March 2016, Whittle signed for National League club Southport,[14] debuting three days later as a 33rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over Guiseley.[15] He made seven appearances for Southport over the remainder of 2015–16.[15]

On 23 May 2016, Whittle signed for newly relegated National League club York City on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year.[16]

On 29 December 2017, Whittle agreed to sign for League Two club Forest Green Rovers on a free transfer on 1 January 2018.[17] He joined National League North club Southport on 15 March 2018 on a one-month loan, having struggled with a hamstring injury after joining Forest Green.[18] He was released by Forest Green at the end of 2017–18.[19]

Whittle signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Town in September 2018[20] and made his debut in a 3–0 home win over South Shields on 29 September in the league.[21] Although they would go on to win the play-offs, they were denied promotion after losing to Southern League Central playoff champions King's Lynn Town.[22]

In June 2019, Whittle joined Boston United.[23]

Whittle joined Gloucester City in August 2020.[24] On 8 January 2021, he departed from Gloucester, joining Chesterfield later that day, following the path of former manager at Gloucester James Rowe and former teammates Akwasi Asante and George Carline.[25] Whittle was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2021–22 season.[26]

On 2 July 2022, Whittle returned to newly promoted National League club York City.[27]

On 3 July 2023, Whittle signed for National League South side Yeovil Town.[28]

International career

Whittle was capped by the England schools team over 2008–09.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13[7] Scottish First Division 24010105[lower-alpha 3]0310
2013–14[29] Scottish League One 30141204[lower-alpha 4]0402
2014–15[30] Scottish League One 240301100281
Total 781814190993
AFC Fylde 2015–16[15][31] National League North 12041—2[lower-alpha 5]0181
Southport 2015–16[15] National League 70———70
York City 2016–17[15] National League 41020—5[lower-alpha 5]0480
2017–18[15][32] National League North 18020—00200
Total 59040—50680
Forest Green Rovers 2017–18[33] League Two 20——1[lower-alpha 6]030
Southport (loan) 2017–18[15] National League North 40———40
Warrington Town 2018–19 Northern Premier Division 21030—3[lower-alpha 7]0270
Boston United 2019–20 National League North 28060—2[lower-alpha 8]0360
Gloucester City 2020–21 National League North 13110—2[lower-alpha 5]0161
Chesterfield 2020–21[34] National League 19100—1[lower-alpha 9]0201
2021–22[35] National League 35440—2[lower-alpha 9]0414
Total 545400030605
York City 2022–23[36] National League 34020—2[lower-alpha 5]0380
Yeovil Town 2023–24[15] National League South 13020—00150
Career total 32573424129039210
  1. Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, four in Scottish First Division play-offs
  4. One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, three in Scottish League One play-offs
  5. Appearances in FA Trophy
  6. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  7. Two appearances in Northern Premier playoffs and one in the National League North promotion decider
  8. 2 appearances in National League North Play Offs
  9. Appearance(s) in National League play-offs

References
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  2. "Alex Whittle". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. "At Maricourt our pupils have represented the following international teams..." (PDF). Maricourt Catholic School. p. 8. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. Paul, Hassall (20 February 2011). "Ex-Red enjoying life in Spain". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  5. "The Graduate". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012.
  6. "Blood red ex-Liverpool FC youngster Alex Whittle signs for Dunfermline". Liverpool Echo. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. "Games played by Alex Whittle in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  8. "Alex Whittle". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014.
  9. "Debut goal for Whittle". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 29 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014.
  10. "18 Pars players released". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  11. Mennear, Richard (24 November 2016). "Ronnie Moore keen for extended look at ex-Dunfermline wing-back Alex Whittle". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  12. "Former England youth joins the Coasters". AFC Fylde. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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  15. "A. Whittle: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  16. Flett, Dave (23 May 2016). "York City sign Southport left-back Alex Whittle". The Press. York. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  17. Flett, Dave (29 December 2017). "Left-back Alex Whittle leaves York City for Forest Green". The Press. York. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  18. "Duo head out on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  19. "Forest Green Rovers: Isaiah Osbourne offered new deal as 12 players depart". BBC Sport. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  20. Gordon, James (20 September 2018). "More player paperwork woe for Warrington Town". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  21. Gordon, James (29 September 2018). "Warrington Town go top of the league after beating South Shields". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  22. "Warrington Town v King's Lynn Town". www.warringtontownfc.co.uk. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  23. Boston United sign 'incredible talent' George Green and Alex Whittle, lincolnshirelive.co.uk, 24 June 2019
  24. "Gloucester City AFC sign Alex Whittle from Boston United". Gloucestershire Live. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  25. "Defender joins Spireites". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 8 January 2021.
  26. "Retained list released". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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  28. "Signing | Alex Whittle is a Glover". Yeovil Town F.C. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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  30. "Games played by Alex Whittle in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  31. "AFC Fylde vs Stockport County". AFC Fylde. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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    "Warrington Town vs AFC Fylde". AFC Fylde. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
    "AFC Fylde vs Skelmersdale United". AFC Fylde. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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    Flett, Dave (1 October 2017). "Poor Shaftesbury Avenue show sees curtain come down on Gary Mills' second spell as York City manager". The Press. York. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
    Flett, Dave (26 November 2017). "York City have last laugh following Coalville taunts in 3–1 Trophy triumph". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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  34. "Games played by Alex Whittle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  35. "Games played by Alex Whittle in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  36. "Games played by Alex Whittle in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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