Background
Whitington was born in Brighton.
Whitington was born in Brighton.
He played as a forward. He also played in the South African National Football League for the 1968 title-winning Highlands Park team His football career began as a schoolboy with Arsenal, after which he joined Chelsea"s ground staff
While with Chelsea he played for England at youth international level
He signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in 1964, turned professional the same year, and made his debut for the Third Division club in February 1966. In the 1966-1967 season, he was the club"s joint top scorer, alongside Kit Napier, with ten goals in all competitions, but a perceived lack of pace stopped him establishing himself as a first-team regular.
After returning to England, he played for Crawley Town of the Southern League, Folkestone, Eastbourne United, and for Isthmian League club Horsham, where he was the club"s top scorer in the 1975-1976 season with 25 goals in 42 League games, before finishing his career back at Crawley. Whitington"s son Craig also played in the Football League.
