Date of birth 3 December 1950 | Playing position | |
Full name Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen Date of death 15 December 2006(2006-12-15) (aged 56) Died 15 December 2006, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom | ||
Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen (3 December 1950 – 15 December 2006) was a Welsh amateur football goalkeeper who made one appearance in the Football League for Chelsea. He was aged 16 years and 157 days on his only Chelsea appearance, making him their second youngest player of all time after Ian Hamilton, who was 16 years and 138 days on his debut earlier that year. Whiffen won caps for Wales at schoolboy and amateur level.
He went to school in Llanfair Caereinion. In his later life he lived in Dorset and was a keen golfer, a competition is held in his memory.
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