Wilfred Sidney Chitty (10 July 1912 – 2 February 1997) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea, Reading and Plymouth Argyle as an outside forward.[1][3] He later served West Ham United as a youth coach.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Sidney Chitty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Walton-on-Thames, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 February 1997 (aged 84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Caterham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward, right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928– | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| –1930 | Woking | ||
| 1930–1938 | Chelsea | 45 | (16) |
| 1938–1939 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | (1) |
| 1939–1947 | Reading | 23 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editChitty was exempt from military service during the Second World War.[2] In 1944, he was injured when a V-1 flying bomb fell near his Caterham home.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 1931–32[4] | First Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1932–33[4] | First Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1933–34[4] | First Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1935–36[4] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1936–37[4] | First Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1937–38[4] | First Division | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | |
| Total | 45 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 16 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1938–39[5] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 48 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 16 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wilf Chitty". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 22. Retrieved 18 July 2020.[dead link]
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f "Wilf Chitty". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Wilf Chitty". GoS-DB. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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