Guy Whittingham
Guy Whittingham (born 10 November 1964) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Evesham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Waterlooville | 36 | (22) |
| 1988–1989 | Yeovil Town | 23 | (18) |
| 1989–1993 | Portsmouth | 160 | (88) |
| 1993–1994 | Aston Villa | 25 | (5) |
| 1994 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 13 | (8) |
| 1994–1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | 113 | (22) |
| 1998 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 9 | (7) |
| 1999 | → Watford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Portsmouth | 26 | (4) |
| 2000 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Oxford United (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Newport (IOW) | ||
| Total | 437 | (178) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Newport (IOW) | ||
| 2005–2006 | AFC Newbury | ||
| 2011 | Portsmouth (joint caretaker manager) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Portsmouth | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he was a striker from 1988 until 2005, notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday. Having started his career with non-league Yeovil Town he went on to play in the Football League for Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford, Peterborough United, Oxford United and Wycombe Wanderers. He amassed over 450 appearances throughout his career.
Following retirement, he became manager of non-League side Newport (IOW) before managing AFC Newbury. He was caretaker manager of Portsmouth from November 2012 until April 2013 when he took the role on a permanent basis before being sacked in November 2013. He later had a spell as assistant manager of Crawley Town.