Alex Whittle
English footballer (born 1993)
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Alex Whittle (born 15 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for National League club Yeovil Town. He has played for Dunfermline Athletic, AFC Fylde, Southport, York City, Forest Green Rovers, Southport, Boston United, Gloucester City and Chesterfield.
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Whittle playing for York City in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Whittle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yeovil Town | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2011 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Dunfermline Athletic | 78 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | AFC Fylde | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | Southport | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | York City | 59 | (0) |
| 2018 | Forest Green Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Southport (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Warrington Town | 21 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Boston United | 28 | (0) |
| 2020-2021 | Gloucester City | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Chesterfield | 54 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | York City | 34 | (0) |
| 2023– | Yeovil Town | 87 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:03, 21 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Whittle was born in Liverpool, Merseyside[2] and attended Maricourt Catholic School in Maghull, Merseyside.[3] He started his career at Liverpool where he joined as a six-year-old, and spent 11 years at the club before being released in early 2011. He then joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain in February 2011[4] and the Nike Academy for the 2011–12 season, where he went on trial to Brighton & Hove Albion, Heart of Midlothian and Dunfermline Athletic.[5]
He joined Dunfermline Athletic on a pre-contract in April 2012 ahead of signing a three-year contract.[6] He made his debut on 28 July in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Forfar Athletic and his Scottish Football League debut on 11 August in a 4–0 victory against Cowdenbeath.[7] Whittle was signed as a winger and made sporadic appearances, often as a substitute, but got his break in the first team at left-back following the redundancy of Stephen Jordan amid Dunfermline's administration.[8] He scored his first goal for Dunfermline against Ayr United on 28 September 2013.[9] After being released by Dunfermline at the end of 2014–15,[10] Whittle appeared as a trialist for Hartlepool United in a friendly match against Spennymoor Town. Hartlepool manager Ronnie Moore commented that he was "pleased" with Whittle's performance, adding that he had asked Whittle to stay with the club for an extra week in order to assess him.[11]
In September 2015, Whittle signed for National League North club AFC Fylde,[12] making his debut as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with Tamworth.[13] On 23 March 2016, Whittle signed for National League club Southport,[14] debuting three days later as a 33rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over Guiseley.[15] He made seven appearances for Southport over the remainder of 2015–16.[15]
On 23 May 2016, Whittle signed for newly relegated National League club York City on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year.[16]
On 29 December 2017, Whittle agreed to sign for League Two club Forest Green Rovers on a free transfer on 1 January 2018.[17] He joined National League North club Southport on 15 March 2018 on a one-month loan, having struggled with a hamstring injury after joining Forest Green.[18] He was released by Forest Green at the end of 2017–18.[19]
Whittle signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Town in September 2018[20] and made his debut in a 3–0 home win over South Shields on 29 September in the league.[21] Although they would go on to win the play-offs, they were denied promotion after losing to Southern League Central playoff champions King's Lynn Town.[22]
In June 2019, Whittle joined Boston United.[23]
Whittle joined Gloucester City in August 2020.[24] On 8 January 2021, he departed from Gloucester, joining Chesterfield later that day, following the path of former manager at Gloucester James Rowe and former teammates Akwasi Asante and George Carline.[25] Whittle was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2021–22 season.[26]
On 2 July 2022, Whittle returned to newly promoted National League club York City.[27]
On 3 July 2023, Whittle signed for National League South side Yeovil Town.[28] In June 2025, he signed a one-year contract extension to his existing deal with the option of a further year.[29]
International career
Whittle was capped by the England schools team over 2008–09.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2012–13[7] | Scottish First Division | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2013–14[30] | Scottish League One | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2014–15[31] | Scottish League One | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Total | 78 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
| AFC Fylde | 2015–16[15][32] | National League North | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Southport | 2015–16[15] | National League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| York City | 2016–17[15] | National League | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[15][33] | National League North | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 68 | 0 | |||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2017–18[34] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Southport (loan) | 2017–18[15] | National League North | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Warrington Town | 2018–19 | Northern Premier Division | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Boston United | 2019–20 | National League North | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[h] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Gloucester City | 2020–21 | National League North | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Chesterfield | 2020–21[35] | National League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[i] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[36] | National League | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[i] | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
| Total | 54 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 60 | 5 | |||
| York City | 2022–23[37] | National League | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Yeovil Town | 2023–24[15] | National League South | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2024–25[15] | National League | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26[15] | National League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 87 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 96 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 399 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 473 | 12 | ||
- Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, four in Scottish First Division play-offs
- One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, three in Scottish League One play-offs
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- Two appearances in Northern Premier playoffs and one in the National League North promotion decider
- 2 appearances in National League North Play Offs
- Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
Honours
Yeovil Town
