Justin Whittle (born March 18, 1971 in Derby, England) is a professional football player currently playing for North Ferriby United and is a former member of the Royal Army Pay Corps in the British Army. He has captained both Hull City and Grimsby Town.
Justin spent six seasons at Hull City and was a firm fans' favourite there. He was recruited by Warren Joyce in 1998 while City were battling relegation from the Football League and became an inte...
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Justin Whittle (born March 18, 1971 in Derby, England) is a professional football player currently playing for North Ferriby United and is a former member of the Royal Army Pay Corps in the British Army. He has captained both Hull City and Grimsby Town.
Justin spent six seasons at Hull City and was a firm fans' favourite there. He was recruited by Warren Joyce in 1998 while City were battling relegation from the Football League and became an integral part of the "Great Escape" team. He left after captaining the promotion-winning 2003-04 side - he was offered a new contract at Hull, but with no guarantee of first-team football he chose to accept an offer from Grimsby Town instead. Due to his cult status at Hull, his departure led to widespread criticism of manager Peter Taylor from the fans. Taylor however delivered a second promotion the following season, but many fans still wished that Whittle had still been there to be a part of this success.
Whittle joined Grimsby in time for the...
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