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Brian Whittaker

Brian Whittaker

Brian Whittaker (1956–1997) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Partick Thistle, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian and Falkirk.

Brian Whittaker
Personal information
Date of birth(1956-09-23)23 September 1956
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death7 September 1997(1997-09-07)(aged 40)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Sighthill Amateurs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1983Partick Thistle241(4)
1983–1984Celtic10(2)
1984–1990Heart of Midlothian162(1)
1990–1992Falkirk31(1)
Total444(8)
National team
1978–1980Scottish League XI2(0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Left-back Whittaker came to prominence whilst playing over 200 games for Partick Thistle between 1974 and 1983, eventually becoming one of manager David Hay's first signings for Celtic in August 1983 for a fee of £50,000.

In May 1984 he was sold to Hearts for £25,000 and spent six years as a player at Tynecastle. Whitaker was an integral part of the 1986 Hearts team which was pipped to the league title by Celtic in the last minutes of the season, and also played in the losing 1986 Scottish Cup final team.

Whitaker spent some time at Falkirk before returning to Hearts as a coach, then moving on to working as an agent.

He was killed in a car crash on Sunday 7 September 1997.[1]

Honours

  • Scottish Cup runner-up, 1986

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.heraldscotland.comBrian Whitaker Obituary
Sep 26, 2019, 12:44 AM
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Citation Linkwww.neilbrown.newcastlefans.comBrian Whittaker
Sep 26, 2019, 12:44 AM
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Citation Linkwww.timesonline.co.ukhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article550065.ece
Sep 26, 2019, 12:44 AM
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Citation Linkwww.londonhearts.comhttp://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/whittakerbrian.html
Sep 26, 2019, 12:44 AM
[5]
Citation Linkwww.heraldscotland.comBrian Whitaker Obituary
Sep 26, 2019, 12:44 AM
[6]
Citation Linkwww.neilbrown.newcastlefans.comBrian Whittaker
Sep 26, 2019, 12:44 AM
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Citation Linkwww.timesonline.co.ukhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article550065.ece
Sep 26, 2019, 12:44 AM
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Citation Linkwww.londonhearts.comhttp://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/whittakerbrian.html
Sep 26, 2019, 12:44 AM
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