Wilf Chitty

Wilf Chitty
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(1997-02-02) (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
0000–1930 Woking
1930–1938 Chelsea 45 (16)
1938–1939 Plymouth Argyle 3 (1)
1939–1947 Reading 23 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 life

Chitty 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

  1. ^ a b c "Wilf Chitty". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 22. Retrieved 18 July 2020.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Wilf Chitty". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Wilf Chitty". GoS-DB. Retrieved 20 July 2020.


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