Bob Whittingham

Whittingham weighed in at 12 stone (170 lb; 76 kg) despite standing at just 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall, making him a menace to opposing goalkeepers. He specialised in sending in powerful long-range efforts from outside the penalty area.

Whittingham started with amateur side Goldenhill Wanderers as an inside-forward before signing for Stoke (without making a first-team appearance) and later Crewe Alexandra. He later moved on to Blackpool, where he stayed for just a year. He scored 28 goals in 53 league games, becoming the club's top goalscorer over two terms (he achieved the feat in the latter season despite his leaving Bloomfield Road midway through the campaign). In January 1909, he joined First Division side Bradford City and scored 11 goals in nine games to save the "Bantams" from relegation at the expense of Manchester City. He then equalled a then-club-record 21 league goals during the 1909–10 season. His performances at Valley Parade earned him a move to David Calderhead's relegation-threatened Chelsea in April 1910 – for a fee of £1,300. Whittingham arrived too late to save the club from relegation into the Second Division. Still, he scored prolifically during the next two seasons, hitting 30 goals in his first full season with Chelsea. However, they narrowly missed out on promotion, finishing third. His 26 goals in 1911–12, almost half of the club's season total, played a big part in their winning promotion back to the First Division. He scored 12 goals in 1912–13 to become the club's top-scorer for a third consecutive season. He left Stamford Bridge in 1913 and had a stint with South Shields before the First World War broke out. During the war he guested for Stoke, where he became a prolific scorer…

Chelsea

Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1911–12