Kingsley Whiffen
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Full name
Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen[1]
Date of birth
3 December 1950
Place of birth
Welshpool, Wales
Date of death
15 December 2006 (aged 56)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Welshpool, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 2006 (aged 56)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Dorchester, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1966 | Llanfair Caereinion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| Plymouth Argyle | |||
| Bangor City | |||
| International career | |||
| Wales Schoolboys | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stuart Kingsley Gears Whiffen (3 December 1950 – 15 December 2006) was a Welsh amateur footballer who made one appearance in the Football League for Chelsea as a goalkeeper.[1] He was aged 16 years and 157 days on his only Chelsea appearance, making him the club's second youngest player of all time after his teammate Ian Hamilton, who was 16 years and 138 days on his debut earlier that year.[2] Whiffen won caps for Wales at schoolboy level.[3][4]