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Jack Whatmough

Jack Whatmough

English footballer

Jack David Vincent Whatmough (born 19 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Preston North End as a centre-back.

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Club career

Portsmouth

Whatmough was born in Gosport and played for Southampton. At the age of 13 he decided to leave Southampton F.C. He then trained with Portsmouth and joined Academy.[3] He signed a two-year scholarship deal with Pompey on 6 July 2012.[4]

On 14 August 2012, Whatmough appeared on the bench in a 0–3 away defeat against Plymouth Argyle.[5] He finished the season with 26 youth appearances, with the Academy being crowned champions.

On 19 August 2013, Whatmouth signed a three-year professional deal.[6] On 28 September he appeared again on the bench, in a 2–4 away defeat against York City.[7]

On 26 November, Whatmough made his professional debut, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Southend United.[8] He signed a contract extension with Portsmouth on 10 April 2014,[9] later revealing via Twitter that his deal was extended until 2017.

On 6 January 2016, Whatmough joined Havant and Waterlooville on a one-month loan to continue his rehabilitation from a serious knee injury which had kept him out since March 2015.

On 25 February 2017, Whatmough scored his first professional goal for Portsmouth in a 3–0 away win over Carlisle United[10] In June 2021, Whatmough left Portsmouth at the end of his contract.

Wigan Athletic

On 4 June 2021, Whatmough joined fellow League One side Wigan Athletic on a free transfer.[11] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 4-1 win at Accrington Stanley on 18 September 2021.[12] The 2021–22 season saw Wigan promoted as Champions,[13] Whatmough being named Wigan Athletic's Player of the Season.[14]

On 13 February 2023, he signed a new eighteen-month contract.[15]

On 26 July 2023, Whatmough left Wigan alongside Jamie McGrath following advice from the Professional Footballers' Association after repeated contractual breaches by the club's previous owners.[16]

Preston North End

On 2 August 2023, Whatmough joined Championship side Preston North End on a three-year professional deal. [17]

International career

On 16 December 2013, Whatmough was called up to train with England U18's.[18] He then made his international debut on 5 March of the following year, starting in a 2–1 loss against Croatia at St George's Park.[19]

Career statistics

As of 3 September 2023[20]
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Honours

Portsmouth

Wigan Athletic

Individual

References

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    "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers" (PDF). The Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Jack Whatmough - Defender - First Team Preston North End". Wigan Athletic F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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    "Defender's one for the future". Portsmouth News. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Eight Get Blues Apprenticeships". Portsmouth FC. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Plymouth 3–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Jack Whatmough signs first Pompey deal". BBC Sport. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  7. [7]
    "York 4–2 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Portsmouth 1–2 Southend". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  9. [9]
    "Whatmough Extends Pompey Deal". Portsmouth F.C. 10 April 2014.
  10. [10]
    "Carlise 0–3 Portsmouth". Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. [11]
    "Jack Whatmough: Wigan Athletic sign Portsmouth defender". BBC. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Accrington 1-4 Wigan Athletic". BBC. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  13. [13]
    "Wigan Athletic FC crowned champions of Sky Bet League One". Wigan Athletic. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  14. [14]
    "2021/22 WIGAN ATHLETIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR : JACK WHATMOUGH". wiganathletic.com. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  15. [15]
    "Jack Whatmough signs new Latics deal!". wiganathletic.com. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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    "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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    "PNE Land Jack Whatmough On Three-Year Deal". pnefc.net. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  18. [18]
    "England Call For Jack". Portsmouth FC. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  19. [19]
    "Déjà-vu for England U18s as they slip to Croatia defeat". The FA. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
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    Jack Whatmough at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
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    Anderson, John, ed. (2017). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-1-4722-3397-4.
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    Williams, Adam (13 March 2021). "Portsmouth 0–0 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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    "Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr win PFA player of year awards". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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    "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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