Billy Whitehouse

Billy Haywood Whitehouse (born 13 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Winger or full back for Welsh Premier League club The New Saints.

Billy Whitehouse
Whitehouse playing for Leeds United in January 2017
Personal information
Full name Billy Haywood Whitehouse[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996
Place of birth Mexborough, Doncaster, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 The New Saints
Youth career
2010–2014 Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Doncaster Rovers 25 (0)
2014 → FC Halifax Town (loan) 2 (1)
2016–2017 Leeds United 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Guiseley (loan) 1 (0)
2017 Alfreton Town 3 (1)
2018–2019 Tadcaster Albion 35 (15)
2019– The New Saints 25 (4)
2020 → Spennymoor Town (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:57, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

He turned professional at Doncaster Rovers in May 2014, and made his first team debut five months later at 18 years of age. He was loaned out to FC Halifax Town in February 2016, before he was bought by Leeds United for a fee rumoured to be around £400,000 in August 2016, he was named man of the match in his last game for Doncaster. He had a brief spell on loan at Guiseley, before he was released by Leeds in May 2017, due to making fans cry in the FA Cup defeat at Sutton.

After brief trials at Port Vale and Shamrock Rovers, Billy signed for Tadcaster Albion in December 2018. The following year after a good start to the season - the likes of Leicester, Cardiff, Bournemouth and Reading enquired about his availability, he finished the season on 34 assists and 12 goals. Billy signed for The New Saints for an undisclosed fee in January 2019.

Career

Doncaster Rovers

Whitehouse came through Doncaster Rovers's youth system to sign his first professional contract in May 2014.[2] He made his first team debut after coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in a 3–0 away victory over Burton Albion in the League Trophy on 7 October 2014.[3][4] He earned his first start in the next round of the competition, in a 1–0 defeat to Notts County at the Keepmoat Stadium on 18 November; after the game manager Paul Dickov praised his performance.[5] He played a total of nine games during the 2014–15 campaign.

Speaking in November 2015, new manager Darren Ferguson said that he would try to arrange a loan move for Whitehouse after he went nine weeks without a first team appearance.[6] On 13 February 2016, Whitehouse joined National League side FC Halifax Town on a one-month loan.[7] He scored on his debut seven days later in a 4–2 victory over Grimsby Town at The Shay, a win which lifted the "Shaymen" out of the relegation zone.[8] However Jim Harvey played him only twice more before the loan deal expired. Whitehouse played only five games for "Donny" during the 2015–16 relegation campaign and Ferguson confirmed that Whitehouse would remain transfer-listed as he did not see the midfielder having a future at the club.[9]

Leeds United

On 2 August 2016, Whitehouse signed a one-year contract with EFL Championship club Leeds United for an undisclosed fee, and initially joined the Development squad.[10][11] On 21 September, he joined Adam Lockwood's Guiseley on a three-month loan so as to provide cover for injured full-backs Danny East and Javan Vidal.[12] Three days later he played in a 2–1 defeat to Macclesfield Town at Nethermoor Park – this was to prove his only appearance for the "Lions".[13] He returned to Elland Road and on 29 January 2017, Whitehouse made his United debut in a 1–0 defeat to non-league Sutton United in the FA Cup.[14] He did not feature again under manager Garry Monk and was released at the end of the 2016–17 season.

English non-league

Whitehouse then had a brief spell at Alfreton Townbefore joining Tadcaster Albion in December 2018.[15]

The New Saints

In January 2019 he returned to full-time professional football in the Welsh Premier League when he joined The New Saints. he came off the bench in the Europa League tie against Ludogorets & was on the bench against Copenhagen the previous round. his first start of the 2019-2020 season resulted in a hat-trick away to Aberystwyth.[16]

loan

In February 2020 he joined Spennymoor Town on loan until the end of the season.[17]


Style of play

A two footed tricky winger who takes set pieces with both feet and can also play full-back. Leeds United development coach Jason Blunt said that Whitehouse "A player of immense skill, talent and potential who also creates chances and his work ethic and professional attitude and mentally is of the highest level expected from such a talent ".[18]

Career statistics
As of 1 July 2017.
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Halifax Town (loan) 2015–16[19]National League2100001[lower-alpha 1]031
Doncaster Rovers 2014–15[20]League One25010002[lower-alpha 2]0120
2015–16[21]League One3000101[lower-alpha 2]050
Total 140101040201
Guiseley (loan) 2016–17[22]National League1000000010
Leeds United 2016–17[22]EFL Championship0010000010
Career total 151201040221
  1. Includes appearance/s in FA Trophy.
  2. Includes appearance/s in EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. "Made in Doncaster: Billy Whitehouse". Doncaster Rovers F.C. Official Website. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. "Burton 0 Doncaster 3". BBC Sport. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. "Paul Dickov column: Fast-track system will stand our kids in good stead". Doncaster Free Press. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. Wobschall, Leon (11 December 2014). "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". pressreader.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. Hoden, Liam (18 November 2015). "Doncaster Rovers: Ferguson determined to become loan arranger". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. "FC Halifax Town: Shaymen sign Doncaster youngster on loan". Halifax Courier. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  8. Sephton, Liam (20 February 2016). "Whitehouse debut delight and crowd trouble ensure bad day at the office for Grimsby". T'HUD Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  9. Hoden, Liam (23 June 2016). "Doncaster Rovers: No second chances for Rovers' transfer-listed quartet". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  10. "Doncaster Rovers: Billy Whitehouse completes move to Leeds United". Doncaster Free Press. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  11. "Midfielder joins development squad". Leeds United F.C. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  12. "Billy Whitehouse: Leeds United full-back joins Guiseley on loan". BBC Sport. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  13. "Guiseley 1-2 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  14. "MATCHDAY: Sutton United Vs Leeds LIVE". BBC Sport. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  15. "3 clubs in 8 months, but Billy Whitehouse is leading a promotion push". hitc.com. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  16. https://clwbpeldroed.org/2019/01/31/new-saints-leeds-united-billy-whitehouse/
  17. "BILLY WHITEHOUSE JOINS THE MOORS ON LOAN". The New Saints. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  18. Wobschall, Leon (21 September 2016). "Leeds United youngster joins Guiseley on short-term loan". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  19. Billy Whitehouse at Soccerway
  20. "Games played by Billy Whitehouse in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  21. "Games played by Billy Whitehouse in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  22. "Games played by Billy Whitehouse in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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