Alex Whitmore

Alex Whitmore
Personal information
Full name Alexander James Whitmore
Date of birth (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Bury
(on loan from Burnley)
Number 20
Youth career
Wallsend Boys Club
2012–2015 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Burnley 0 (0)
2015 → Chester (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Gateshead (loan) 19 (2)
2016–2017 → Morecambe (loan) 15 (0)
2017 → Morecambe (loan) 20 (0)
2017– → Bury (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:52, 31 July 2017 (UTC).

Alexander James Whitmore[2] (born 7 September 1995)[3] is an English professional footballer who plays for Bury, on loan from Burnley, as a central defender.

After playing youth football with Wallsend Boys Club, Whitmore turned professional with Burnley, and spent loan spells at Chester, Gateshead and Morecambe.

Career

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Whitmore started his career with local youth side Wallsend Boys Club, where he played until the age of sixteen.[4] In July 2012, he joined Burnley on a two-year scholarship deal.[4] He progressed through the youth side and was named as captain in his second season at the club, signing his first professional contract in March 2014.[5] He was moved into the development squad and remained there for one season before he signed a new one-year contract extension in April 2015.[6] He received a place in the first team squad for the pre-season tour of Scotland in the summer of 2015.[7]

In November 2015, he joined National League side Chester on a one-month youth loan deal.[8] He made his senior debut in the 1–1 league draw with Dover Athletic, playing the full ninety minutes.[9] He made five appearances during his month at the Deva Stadium, however, he turned down the option to extend his loan despite interest from Chester manager Steve Burr.[10]

In January 2016, he instead chose to join National League rivals Gateshead on a loan deal until the end of the season, preferring to move closer to his North East roots.[10][11] He was a first team regular for the club and made twenty-three appearances in all competitions, scoring twice.[9] His performances during the spell convinced Burnley to extend his contract for a further year.[12]

In July 2016, he joined League Two side Morecambe on a loan deal until January 2017.[13] He made his debut in August 2016, in the opening day 2–0 defeat to Grimsby Town.[9] He made 23 appearances for Morecambe during his loan spell, playing regularly despite missing seven games due to suspension after receiving two red cards.[14] Later in January 2017, Whitmore returned to Morecambe until the end of the season on loan after their transfer embargo was lifted.[15]

On 31 July 2017, Whitmore signed for Football League One side Bury on loan until January 2018.[16]

Career statistics

As of 31 July 2017.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2014–15[17] Premier League 0000000000
2015–16[18] Championship 0000000000
2016–17[19] Premier League 0000000000
2017–18[20] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Chester (loan) 2015–16[9] National League 5000—0050
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[9] National League 19200—40232
Morecambe (loan) 2016–17[19] League Two 350202040430
Bury (loan) 2017–18[20] League One 0000000000
Career total 592202080712

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Morecambe F.C. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Burnley sign up nine new scholars". Lancashire Telegraph. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Meet The New Professionals". Burnley F.C. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "New Deals For Clarets Starlets". Burnley F.C. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Development Squad profiles". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Jim Green (24 November 2015). "Chester FC: Burnley defender Alex Whitmore arrives on loan". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Alex Whitmore at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Chester FC: Alex Whitmore explains decision to choose Gateshead over Blues". Chester Chronicle. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Jim Green (2 January 2016). "Burnley youngster Alex Whitmore has joined Gateshead on a youth loan deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Young Burnley trio offered new deals". Eurosport. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Alex Whitmore: Burnley centre-back joins Morecambe on loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Whitmore is latest returning loan player". Up The Clarets. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Alex Whitmore Return". Morecambe F.C. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  16. ↑ https://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/confirmed-burnleys-alex-whitmore-joins-on-loan/
  17. ↑ "Games played by Alex Whitmore in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Alex Whitmore in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Whitmore in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Whitmore in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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