Dean Whitehead

[unification]

Calls time on his playing career.



One of our youth products who carved out an effective PL career. Wonder where he'll end up next?

 

[MJB]

Calls time on his playing career.



One of our youth products who carved out an effective PL career. Wonder where he'll end up next?

He’s coaching the Under-17s at Huddersfield. Good luck to him.

Abingdon’s greatest export (present company excepted).

 

[Gary Baldi]

It's not a high bar though is it?

 

[Emilio]

Dean "Moonface" Whitehead, as he was known at Stoke.

A fine role-model for the modern-day footballer. Started in the lower leagues, worked hard, captained clubs, got a couple of promotions to the Prem under his belt and played a fair amount in the top-tier too. And stuck with the same Mrs from the age of 18, without (to my knowledge) being led astray like many other playboys in the game.

Good to see him going in to coaching, top guy. Proud to call him a product of the Yellow youth system.

Well done Deano!

 

[windmill]

Some of that interpassing with Chris Hackett down the right side towards the East Stand will stay in the memory. Both had good pace.....granted at a lower level, but great all the same. The career for a Football League player seems to get shorter and shorter.....all about fitness levels.

 

[karakoram]

Good luck in the future Deano.

 

[Itsthehopethatkillsyou]

I reckon this won't stop the occasional "Dean Whitehead could probably still do a job at this level" post on the transfer targets thread... ?

 

[Marked Ox]

Good luck in the future Deano.

Agreed, good luck in the future.

 

[tonyw]

The greatest ever product of our youth system?

Sure, Joey was more talented, but Whitehead had by far the better career with over 200 top flight appearances.

The only other rival I can think of is Mark Wright.....but his time at the club was comparatively fleeting.

(n.b. my knowledge only really goes back to the 80s.....I'm sure there's some old-timers that can point to other greats from the 60s and 70s that got their first chance in yellow......)

 

[bicesterox]

Sam Ricketts had a good career after leaving us, even if he did have to step down to go up, you know what I mean ?

 

[mooro]

In recent times, the only others to do as well were probably Robbie Mustoe and Sam Ricketts (Plus Matt Taylor & Craig Davies - depending on what stock you put on our role in their careers)

 

[Deleted member 462]

In recent times, the only others to do as well were probably Robbie Mustoe and Sam Ricketts (Plus Matt Taylor & Craig Davies - depending on what stock you put on our role in their careers)

Jamie brooks, had the potential to be the best of the lot. Such a shame we never got to see just how good he could have become

 

[unification]

The greatest ever product of our youth system?

Sure, Joey was more talented, but Whitehead had by far the better career with over 200 top flight appearances.

The only other rival I can think of is Mark Wright.....but his time at the club was comparatively fleeting.

(n.b. my knowledge only really goes back to the 80s.....I'm sure there's some old-timers that can point to other greats from the 60s and 70s that got their first chance in yellow......)

Robbie Mustoe maybe? Even he was up and down with a Middlesbrough side that could look brilliant one day and then relegation fodder the next.

With you on the talent v success marker though. Joey was the most talented, Dean Whitehead was the one who applied his talent better.

Matt Taylor deserves a nod as another who made a good career out of himself. Whether he can count him as ours, I’m not sure.

 

[outsidethebox]

He’s coaching the Under-17s at Huddersfield. Good luck to him.

Abingdon’s greatest export (present company excepted).

Ahead of Old Speckled Hen?

 

[SteMerritt]

Abingdon’s greatest export (present company excepted).

I think Radiohead may disagree with that ☺

Great player for us, and possibly our most successful product bar Mark Wright.

 

[Marked Ox]

Ahead of Old Speckled Hen?

That's now Greene King muck.

 

[bazzer9461]

Good of luck for the future Dean

 

[WokinghamYellow]

Robbie mustoe played in an fa cup final

 

[Berliner]

Robbie mustoe played in an fa cup final

So did Tony Capaldi...

 

[monsieurgrumpy]

No one mentioned Jason Seacole yet?

 

[joshua]

He’s coaching the Under-17s at Huddersfield. Good luck to him.

Abingdon’s greatest export (present company excepted).

I’ll go for loose cannon

 

[windmill]

That's now Greene King muck.

Greene King paying 6% dividend. I'll have some of that muck.

 

[Marked Ox]

Greene King paying 6% dividend. I'll have some of that muck.

After destroying a good brewery for one beer brand.

 

[unification]

Robbie mustoe played in an fa cup final

As did Dean Whitehead. He came on as a sub in Stoke’s 2011 defeat to Man City.

 

[BigCrompy]

The greatest ever product of our youth system?

Sure, Joey was more talented, but Whitehead had by far the better career with over 200 top flight appearances.

The only other rival I can think of is Mark Wright.....but his time at the club was comparatively fleeting.

Definitely Matthew le Tissier.

There is no way he’d’ve had the stellar career he did without the firm guiding influence of OUFC.

 

[OxRox]

Nice write up and interview in Yorkshire Post.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/spo...-new-chapter-with-huddersfield-town-1-9171878

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Les Taylor had a decent career too. Played top flight football for Watford for six years or so
and captained the Hornets at Wembley in 1984. Top player,top professional.

 

[m]

So did Tony Capaldi...

Bloody Hell!

 

[Oxford1996]

 

[Sarge]

Airbrushed OUFC out of Whitehead's career CV on his tweet - whoever that Glen Williams is?