Past playersJack Whitham
Years: 1970-1972
Appearances: 18
Goals: 7
Jack Whitham made a name for himself at Sheffield Wednesday, where he scored 31 goals in 72 games from 1964 to 1970 in a struggling First Division team.
Wednesday were eventually relegated in the 1969-70 season, but Whitham stayed in the top flight by moving to Liverpool, six months after Roger Hunt's departure.
Sadly, the injury problems that had halted his progress in Sheffield continued at the Reds and whenever he had a run in the side he picked up an injury.
Three months after his debut he scored his first goal for the club, against West Ham United on December 12, 1970.
But John Toshack's arrival meant Whitham's first-team opportunities became even more limited and he only added four other games in his first season, without scoring.
Whitham did enjoy some success towards the end of 1971, scoring two late goals in a win at Coventry City and then managing a hat-trick versus Derby County at Anfield three weeks later.
But after making only one appearance in the two seasons from 1972 to 1974, Whitham's contract was terminated by mutual consent.