Tag: Whittaker

Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheff Wed: Morgan Whittaker winner keeps Boro’s automatic promotion hopes alive
24 April 2026 Off

Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheff Wed: Morgan Whittaker winner keeps Boro’s automatic promotion hopes alive

By Total Football News

Whittaker’s return to the side was keenly felt and he warmed the palms of Cooper shortly after breaking the deadlock. Matt Targett and Tommy Conway then combined down the left to create a chance for David Strelec as Boro searched for a decisive second goal.

Wednesday were unbeaten in their previous three outings, having held Leicester City, champions Coventry City and Charlton Athletic, but they offered little threat in the

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Oxford United 1-1 Middlesbrough: Morgan Whittaker grabs point for managerless Boro
24 November 2025 Off

Oxford United 1-1 Middlesbrough: Morgan Whittaker grabs point for managerless Boro

By Total Football News

Oxford United boss Gary Rowett told BBC Radio Oxford:

“In some ways, I’m really proud of the team again, I’m proud of the effort, I’m proud of the way we’ve gone about the game.

“I thought the goal that we conceded was incredibly frustrating, the way they’ve played through us from a throw-in.

“We’ve allowed them to play through us rather than them doing anything amazing to get there and

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Morgan Whittaker says joining Middlesbrough is ‘perfect’ move
1 February 2025 Off

Morgan Whittaker says joining Middlesbrough is ‘perfect’ move

By Total Football News

Whittaker is one of a raft of reinforcements for Boro this month, in a recruitment drive that also includes goalkeeper Mark Travers and defenders Ryan Giles and George Edmundson.

But it is the arrival of Whittaker that is the most eye-catching.

“With the way the team plays, the manager and where they are in the league, everything for the next step to progress to a higher level, this is the

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Morgan Whittaker: Plymouth Argyle boss Miron Muslic lauds in-demand forward’s focus
17 January 2025 Off

Morgan Whittaker: Plymouth Argyle boss Miron Muslic lauds in-demand forward’s focus

By Total Football News

Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslic says Morgan Whittaker is focused on helping the club, rather than leaving it.

The highly-rated 24-year-old forward has drawn interest in the last few transfer windows.

Burnley and Hull City have been linked with a bid for Whittaker this month, with the former Derby County and Swansea City man scoring a fine goal to knock Premier League side Brentford out of the FA Cup

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Wayne Rooney: Plymouth Argyle boss aims to bolster squad – but Morgan Whittaker not for sale
26 December 2024 Off

Wayne Rooney: Plymouth Argyle boss aims to bolster squad – but Morgan Whittaker not for sale

By Total Football News

Whittaker, who has been out since the start of the month with a foot injury, is still seen as one of Argyle’s prized assets.

The 23-year-old was named in last season’s Championship team of the season and was the subject of a bid from Italian giants Lazio last January.

Last season’s top scorer has found the net three times in 16 appearances this season and is likely to return to

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Morgan Whittaker: Plymouth Argyle forward out until January
6 December 2024 Off

Morgan Whittaker: Plymouth Argyle forward out until January

By Total Football News

Plymouth Argyle’s highly-rated forward Morgan Whittaker will miss the rest of the year after a foot injury.

Last season’s top scorer limped off in the second half of last month’s 2-2 draw with Luton Town.

The 23-year-old was named in last season’s Championship team of the season and was the subject of a bid from Italian giants Lazio last January.

He is the latest Argyle player to be ruled out

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Morgan Whittaker: Burnley make second offer for Plymouth winger
29 August 2024 Off

Morgan Whittaker: Burnley make second offer for Plymouth winger

By Total Football News

The winger, who started his career at Derby, signed from Swansea last summer and opened his account for this campaign in the 1-1 draw at QPR last weekend.

Speaking before the second bid was made, Plymouth manager Wayne Rooney called the first offer “laughable”.

“We received a bid and it was absolutely miles away from what we would even consider, it was laughable really,” Rooney said.

“If a club really

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Morgan Whittaker: Plymouth Argyle boss Wayne Rooney wants forward to stay
5 July 2024 Off

Morgan Whittaker: Plymouth Argyle boss Wayne Rooney wants forward to stay

By Total Football News

Rooney already knows Whittaker – he played alongside him when the Derby County academy product was coming through the ranks at Pride Park before going on to be his manager at the Rams.

The former England captain, who took over as Argyle boss in May, rates Whittaker highly.

“He’s a fantastic player as we saw last season, but he’s a really good human being as well,” Rooney added.

“After Covid

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