Peter Whittingham, a former Premier League soccer player from England, has died nearly two weeks after sustaining a serious head injury, South Wales Police confirmed this week. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. Whittingham collected a winner's medal as Cardiff lifted the Championship trophy following April's home encounter with Bolton Wanderers. CCTV captured Whittingham engaging in "horseplay" in a corridor, before he appeared to lose his balance, walk through a fire door off-camera and fall down eight steps and hit his head. Coronavirus Stay At Home challenge: What is it and how do you play? Nicholas Davison, a friend of Whittingham and his brother-in-law Robert Williams, said the group drank "between six and 10 pints" and had a "round of shots" at . For more information and to buy tickets for the game, visit here. We love you Pete and your memory will eternally stay with us., READ: Borussia Monchengladbach players offer to give up their salaries. His primary position was as a central midfielder, although he operated as a winger on both the left and right, as well as a second-striker. "We were blessed with his talent at Cardiff City. He was living in Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan, with Amanda and his young son when he died. Previously he spent over a decade at the Birmingham Mail covering West Midlands football. A fitting legacy for a special player and a true Cardiff great. Read about our approach to external linking. 13:57, Fri, Mar 20, 2020 | UPDATED: 13:59, Fri, Mar 20, 2020. In January 2007, he signed for Cardiff City for a fee of 350,000. Peter Whittingham Death - Obituary: Peter Whittingham has left friends, family and loved ones heart-broken as the news surrounding the death of Peter Whittingham was announced. Discovery Company. Whittingham's former club Cardiff confirmed the news. [68] Cardiff missed out on the play-offs at the end of the season. It was there they had their first child, who is nearly five years old and started school this year. He absolutely loved playing football. I can also confirm I cannot remember seeing Pete fall, and only remember seeing him laying on the ground.. "He was a wonderful player, had the ability to score wonderful goals, could link games, could create, could take games by the scruff of the neck. "He was fantastic. He signed for Blackburn Rovers in June 2017, and made 24 appearances for the club before his contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2018. Whittingham played with Coventry until the age of 16 but was released in 2001 after the club opted against offering him a contract with officials believing he was too small to play professionally. Former Cardiff City midfielder Peter Whittingham died after falling . Ill never forget it and he was such an easy guy to talk to. One of the best left-sided players Ive ever seen.. In the summer of 2012 when Southampton won promotion to the Premier League, they were prepared to significantly increase Whittinghams salary and offer him a return to the top flight. It is with this in mind that a memorial match has been set up between Cardiff City and Aston Villa, his first professional club, at the Cardiff City Stadium on November 30. Peter Whittingham - Wikipedia CCTV captured Whittingham engaging in "horseplay" in a corridor, before he appeared to lose his balance, walk through a fire door off-camera and fall down eight steps and hit his head. Some time after 9.30pm he was in an area near the toilets and adjacent to a fire door leading to a corridor and steps and outside smoking area. His performances were praised by manager Dave Jones. He also played a key hand in helping the club win promotion to the Premier League in 2013 for the first time. He lived far away and said he would miss his girlfriend too much if he continued at Villa, so he became an electrician instead. It was a hollow experience and a painful period. During a period of horseplay with a friend and relative he appears to have lost his balance and gone through or caused to open the fire door, fallen, and his head has come into contact with the steps.. Peter Whittingham's brother on his heartbreak: 'It's still so hard [45] However, he did take and score Cardiff's next penalty against Coventry City in a 21 win[46] which added to his first two goals of the season scored from a brace of free kicks scored against Bristol City three days previously. Whittingham started his career at Villa, where he played more than 50 league games and won 17 England Under-21 caps. CCTV captured Whittingham engaging in "horseplay" with the pair in a corridor, before he appeared to lose his balance and walked through a fire door off-camera and fell down eight steps and hit . At Villa, it was me and Whitts down the left. Staff would watch in awe as he rarely misplaced a pass. "There was an amazing period for Cardiff and him. When Mackay, the Cardiff manager at the time, reminded Whittingham of his importance in the team, he agreed to stay and help Cardiff fight for their own promotion a year later. Footballer Peter Whittingham died after 'engaging in horseplay' before At that point, he was said to be unstable due to the influence of alcohol. Afterward, he moved to South Wales where he has been living with his wife and son. To play so many games, the majority in the top two divisions in England, was quite an achievement. He just lacked a little bit of self-belief at the time, but Graham thought he could be a top Premier League player. Nevertheless, he was named Villa's young player of the season for the campaign. "We love you Pete and your memory will eternally stay with us.". He died at . "Peter helped inspire a generation of young Cardiff City fans and will continue to do so. "I was the first person there and offered him my hand thinking he would just take it and he would get up on his feet. Mr Davison said: "All of us were pretty drunk at that point.". He died in the early hours of Sunday morning near Eclipse nightclub in Bodmin, Woman heard unleashing 'full body screaming orgasm' as world famous orchestra performs, A sound clip has gone viral on social media which appeared to capture a woman having a "screaming orgasm" at a live performance of the LA Philharmonic on April 28, Prostitute 'stabs client in the penis in furious row over 80p sex session', A sex worker reportedly stabbed a customer's penis in a dispute over an 80p payment. Wednesday 3 March 2021 11:25, UK. The ticket sales for that match at the Cardiff City Stadium raised money for the PW7 Foundation.[86]. The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. The 35-year-old was . Whittingham died aged 35. [35] Having been appointed the first-choice penalty taker for the club, he took his league goal tally to three with goals in consecutive matches in a 31 defeat to against Sheffield Wednesday[36] followed by a 61 win over Derby County. Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Cardiff City legend Peter Whittingham after he tragically passed away at the age of 35.. For more information and to buy tickets for the game, visit here. Peter spent 11 years at Cardiff City where he made 457 appearances and scored a total of 96 goals. I really cannot remember anything much of what happened.. [18], The following season, Whittingham began the campaign as a regular substitute and scored his only league goal for Villa on 6 November 2004, opening a 30 win over Portsmouth at Villa Park. He made more than 450 appearances for Cardiff before finishing his career at Blackburn in 2018. I havent stopped thinking about it. Former Cardiff City midfielder Peter Whittingham has died aged 35. Peter Whittingham ended his football career at Blackburn in 2018 after he and the club agreed that his contract should be terminated. "It is with an immeasurable amount of sorrow that we must inform supporters that Peter Whittingham has passed away at the age of 35. Whittingham then moved to Blackburn Rovers, before leaving a year later. [72] Warnock praised him for his loyalty to the club,[73] and had offered Whittingham a one-year contract extension but made it clear that he would feature less often than he had done before. Peter Whittingham Dead After Suffering Head Injury - People [29], The start of the 200809 season saw Whittingham continue playing on the right side of midfield, scoring his first goal of the season on 26 August in a 21 victory over Milton Keynes Dons in the League Cup. Solskjaer said: Peter was a fantastic footballer and an incredible human being. Peter Whittingham: Inquest into Cardiff City legend's death Steve Foley, known at Villa as Bubbles was one of the most talented in the group but fell out of the game through injury. Politics latest updates: NHS 'on the brink' says nursing union; 10% [70], He made his Rovers debut on 6 August, playing the full 90 minutes as they began the season with a 21 loss at Southend United. This has led to a traumatic head injury.. "Whitts as a human first and foremost was generous, was never too high, was never too low; loved football, enjoyed the game, loved everything about it and was a loving husband and dad. After the game and hours of drinking, Peter Whittingham decided to take a walk through the corridor of the Pub. Slade, his final manager at Cardiff, recalls an afternoon when they met for a chat to discuss the future after Whittingham had retired. CCTV captured Whittingham engaging in "horseplay" with the pair in a corridor, before he appeared to lose his balance and walked through a fire door off-camera and fell down eight steps and . Peter Whittingham Cause Of Death. CCTV footage showed him in a pub corridor engaging in "horseplay" before appearing to lose balance and walking through a fire door off camera, where he fell down eight steps and hit his head. Nobody did it better.". [81] He died from his injuries on 18 March[80] at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, aged 35. That run saw him score in matches against Chasetown, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Middlesbrough, before Cardiff eventually lost 10 to Portsmouth in the final. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was 35 when he joined Cardiff and says: Peter set up most of my goals and we didnt even work on it on the training ground. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. For me he would be up there with the best Cardiff City player. [41] On 24 April, he scored a free-kick during a 32 win over Sheffield Wednesday,[42] and the following day was named in the 200910 PFA Team of the Year for the Championship. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. One wrote on Twitter: "Incredibly sad news. In the community he was engaging and approachable. [6] His mother worked as a teacher. "There's very few that stay at a club for that period of time and give their all every single season as well. "He never coasted, he was always at the top of his game; he gave everything he had.". The coroners court in Pontypridd, south Wales, heard the former England Under-21 international had gone drinking with his wifes brother and a friend to watch last years England v Wales Six Nations match.