Career
Wharton began his professional career with in 1934-1935, after being spotted by manager Charlie Hewitt"s wife playing local football. After 24 first team appearances (12 in the league), Wharton moved to First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in May 1936. Wharton continued playing after the Second World War, leaving Pompey for Wellington Town in 1948 before concluding his league career with 39 appearances for Darlington.
After concluding his career, he was briefly a coach at Watford.
As a player.
