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English footballer

William Whitehurst (born 10 June 1959^[3]) is an English retired professional footballer active during the 1980s and 1990s.

Whitehurst's robust style of play attracted much notoriety and he is considered by many to have been the hardest player to have played the game.^[4]

Career

Whitehurst was born in Thurnscoe, West Riding of Yorkshire and started his career playing for a number of semi-professional teams in South Yorkshire, Retford Town, Bridlington Trinity and Mexborough Town, whilst also working for the local council as a bricklayer.^[4] He eventually made the move into the professional ranks with Hull City in 1980 signing for a £2,000 fee.^[4] He initially struggled with the demands of the professional game but eventually sealed his place as one of the most popular players to have ever played for the club.^[4] He helped the Tigers win promotion in 1982–83 and 1984–85 with Whitehurst scori