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Billy Whitehurst
Born:
Joined the Tigers:
10th June 1959, Thurnscoe
1st August 1980, from Mexborough Town


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Big Billy.  Rambo Billy.  Billy Tightshirt.  All his clubs had a nickname for him, and all his clubs knew what they would get.  Ninety minutes of blood, thunder, intimidation and mayhem.  Ninety minutes of fouls - some sly, some obvious - occasionally culminating in bookings and banishments.  Ninety minutes of a large man playing to his strengths - power, aerial ability and a decent shot - and ignoring his weaknesses.
Signed from the non-Leagues, this former bricklayer took time to raise his game to League standard under the tutelage of Chris Chilton.  When he finally delivered on the £2500 investment, Billy rewarded City with goals scored and created.  His finest season, the 1984-85 promotion season, bought plenty of scouts to Boothferry Park and eventually in late 1985 Whitehurst signed for Newcastle United to be the latest in a long line of hopefuls for an impossible job - replacement for Malcolm MacDonald.  Billy drifted around a few clubs and gave decent service to all before returning to Hull to partner Keith Edwards in the late 80s.  A cup tie at Bradford was a memorable postcard to this partnership of brute force and finishing deadliness.
After City his career soon petered out and his natural domain, pub landlord, beckoned.  He has occasionally been seen at City matches since (his reception at the December 2002 Boothferry swansong was uproarious) and has reputedly served time at Her Majesty's pleasure for violent offences.  He'll always be a City hero, no-one will take that away from Big Billy.
Season Club League F A Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Full Sub Goals Full Sub Goals Full Sub Goals Full Sub Goals Full Sub Goals Full Sub Goals

1980-81

Hull City

20

6

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20

6

1

1981-82

Hull City

34

2

6

5

-

2

1

1

-

-

-

-

3

-

1

43

3

9

1982-83

Hull City

28

8

3

2

-

-

2

-

1

-

-

-

3

-

1

35

8

5

1983-84

Hull City

36

1

10

2

-

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

45

1

11

1984-85

Hull City

40

-

20

1

-

-

3

-

3

-

-

-

2

-

1

46

-

24

1985-86

Hull City

18

-

7

-

-

-

3

-

2

-

-

-

3

-

3

24

-

12

Total

 

176

17

47

10

-

3

11

1

6

-

-

-

16

-

6

213

18

62

1985-86

Newcastle United

20

-

7

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21

-

7

1986-87

Newcastle United

8

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

1

-

Total

 

28

-

7

1

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30

1

7

1986-87

Oxford United

19

1

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

21

1

4

1987-88

Oxford United

17

3

2

-

1

-

3

2

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

21

6

2

Total

 

36

4

4

1

1

-

3

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

2

42

7

6

1987-88

Reading

15

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15

-

6

1988-89

Reading

2

-

2

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

2

Total

 

17

-

8

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

-

8

1988-89

Sunderland

17

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

18

-

3

Total

 

17

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

18

-

3

1988-89

Hull City

21

-

5

3

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

24

-

7

1989-90

Hull City

15

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15

1

-

Total

 

36

-

5

3

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

39

1

7

1989-90

Sheffield United

9

5

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

5

2

1990-91

Sheffield United

3

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

4

5

-

1990-91

Stoke City (loan)

3

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

Total

 

15

10

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

18

10

2

1990-91

Doncaster Rovers

13

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

-

1

1991-92

Doncaster Rovers

9

-

-

2

-

1

2

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

-

3

Total

 

22

-

1

2

-

1

2

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

26

-

4

1991-92

Crewe Alexandra

4

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

5

6

-

Total

 

4

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

5

6

-

 

ALL

351

37

77

19

2

6

19

4

8

-

-

-

21

-

8

410

43

99

Last revised: December 31, 2003