Steve Whitton

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
East Ham, London
Date Of Birth
December 4, 1960
Age
64
Height (cm)
183
Games Played
82
-
Per Game
Games Started
70
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
6518
79.5
Per Game
Goals
23
0.3
Per Game
Assists
4
0.05
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Such was the talent in City’s youth team in 1978-79 that Steve, a midfielder cum striker, was forced to play at right-back in an impressive Youth Cup run. Players like Mark Hateley, Danny Thomas and Tommy English were far more advanced than the clumsy-looking Londoner. After eight appearances in two seasons, seven of them as a substitute, he had failed to impress and was down the pecking order. Then new manager Dave Sexton gave him his chance as a striker and he netted in the opening day 2-1 win over Manchester United. He impressed with his bustling style and long range shooting which caused several goalkeepers problems. By the end of the season he had been switched to a wide right attacking role and in the space of four days scored five first team goals. In a 5-5 draw at the Dell Steve netted twice with unstoppable shots, then at Maine Road he netted a hat-trick in a 3-1 win. The following season he was the club’s leading scorer with 14 goals including memorable long-range strikes against Luton and Brighton. In the turbulent summer of 1983 Steve’s contract expired, like many of the talented youngsters at the club, and he joined his boyhood team West Ham for £175,000. Despite scoring twice for the Hammers against the Sky Blues the following season his time at West Ham was frustrating and in 1986 he moved back to the Midlands with Birmingham where he rediscovered his goalscoring form. A £300,000 move to Sheffield Wednesday was not a success and he joined Ipswich Town. His final club was Colchester where he played for four seasons until the age of 37. Subsequently he became coach and then manager of Colchester for four years.

Penalties (1 - scored)
1982-83
8 January 1983 v Worcester City H, scored

Hat tricks (1)
1981-82
8 May 1982 v Manchester City A

Football League First Division (England)
1982-1983
Coventry City
38
37
1
3269′
2
12 (0)
2
1981-1982
Coventry City
28
26
2
2390′
4
9 (0)
1
1980-1981
Coventry City
1
0
1
45′
1979-1980
Coventry City
7
1
6
194′
74
64
10
5898′
6
0
0
21 (0)
3
0
FA Cup (England)
1982-1983
Coventry City
3
3
300′
1
2 (1)
1
3
3
0
300′
1
0
0
2 (1)
1
0
League Cup (England)
1982-1983
Coventry City
3
1
2
140′
1
1981-1982
Coventry City
2
2
180′
5
3
2
320′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
82
70
12
6518′
8
0
0
23 (1)
4
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League First Division 1982-1983
Football League First Division 1982-1983
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 2:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 1:0
82`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:0
60`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 5:1
47`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 4:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Swansea City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 4:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
W 0:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 4:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:0
20`
Coventry City
Watford
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Swansea City
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
90`
1
FA Cup 1982-1983
FA Cup 1982-1983
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
120`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Worcester City
H
W 3:1
90`
2
Milk Cup 1982-1983
Milk Cup 1982-1983
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 1:2
20`
Coventry City
Fulham
H
D 0:0
30`
Coventry City
Fulham
A
D 2:2
90`
Football League First Division 1981-1982
Football League First Division 1981-1982
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 1:3
90`
3
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 5:5
90`
2
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 6:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 1:0
84`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Swansea City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:1
52`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 0:2
24`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Swansea City
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:2
70`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 4:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Milk Cup 1981-1982
Milk Cup 1981-1982
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
Football League First Division 1980-1981
Football League First Division 1980-1981
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:1
45`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 4:1
Football League First Division 1979-1980
Football League First Division 1979-1980
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
20`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:3
19`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 3:0
26`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:2
23`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:1
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 3:0
6`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
L 1:3
45`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 4:1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
55`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
West Ham United
Mon, 11 Jul, 1983
£175,000
Coventry City
West Ham United
Mon, 11 Jul, 1983
£175,000
Apprentice
Coventry City
Fri, 15 Sep, 1978
Apprentice
Apprentice
Coventry City
Fri, 15 Sep, 1978
Apprentice
Coventry City
Seiko SA
Loan
Coventry City
Seiko SA
Loan