Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.4
Average
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.19
goals / match
Coventry City
top club · 150 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#387
goals rank
#411
assists rank
68
season goals
10
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€2.00m
peak value · 2004
€3.00m
top transfer fee · 95/96
11
best season · 98/99
2 / 1
int'l caps / goals
358Appearances
68Goals
10Assists
60Yellow cards
0Red cards
69Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Noel Whelan |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Noel David Whelan |
| Date of birth | 1974-12-30 (51 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Leeds, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 188.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2010-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2010
Transfer: Darlington → Retired
10/11 · Transfer
Oct 2009
Transfer: Harrogate Town → Darlington
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Darlington FC (- 2012)
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2008
Transfer: Career break → Harrogate Town
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
Transfer: Dunfermline A. → Career break
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Dunfermline Athletic FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Livingston FC → Dunfermline A.
06/07 · Transfer
Mar 2006
Transfer: Boston Utd → Livingston FC
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Boston United, Livingston FC
25 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Boston Utd
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Aberdeen FC
21 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Derby → Aberdeen FC
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 2004
Transfer: Millwall → Derby
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Derby County, Millwall FC
24 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Millwall
03/04 · Transfer
May 2003
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Middlesbrough
02/03 · Return from loan
Mar 2003
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Crystal Palace
02/03 · Loan
Jul 2002
02/03 — Middlesbrough FC, Crystal Palace
25 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Middlesbrough FC
24 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Middlesbrough FC
30 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Coventry → Middlesbrough
00/01 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 1999
99/00 — Coventry City
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Coventry City
34 matches · 11 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Coventry City
25 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Coventry City
40 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 1995
Transfer: Leeds → Coventry
95/96 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 1995
95/96 — Coventry City, Leeds United
36 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Leeds United
25 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — Leeds United
16 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Mar 1993
Transfer: Leeds U18 → Leeds
92/93 · Transfer
Jul 1992
92/93 — Leeds United
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 0.15/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A3 total · 0.15/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.15/90
Minutes played by club
Coventry City
59.9%
Leeds United
3.9%
Darlington FC (- 2012)
0.0%
Dunfermline Athletic FC
0.0%
Livingston FC
8.1%
Boston United
2.9%
Aberdeen FC
4.4%
Derby County
0.0%
Millwall FC
4.3%
Middlesbrough FC
13.8%
Crystal Palace
2.7%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 5 | 95/96 | 99/00 | 150 | 36 | 4 | 3,746 |
| Leeds United | 4 | 92/93 | 95/96 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 245 |
| Darlington FC (- 2012) | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunfermline Athletic FC | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Livingston FC | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 507 |
| Boston United | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 180 |
| Aberdeen FC | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 277 |
| Derby County | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Millwall FC | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 267 |
| Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 00/01 | 02/03 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 862 |
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 170 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Coventry City | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,782 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Coventry City | 31 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 274 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Coventry City | 21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 309 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 96/97 | League Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | Coventry City | 35 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 477 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Coventry City | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 230 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Leeds United | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | UEFA Cup | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | FA Cup | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Leeds United | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 245 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Leeds United | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Premier League | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Two | Darlington FC (- 2012) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Premiership | Dunfermline Athletic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | EFL Trophy | Boston United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Boston United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Two | Boston United | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 180 |
| 05/06 | Premiership | Livingston FC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 507 |
| 04/05 | Premiership | Aberdeen FC | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 277 |
| 04/05 | SFA Cup | Aberdeen FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Derby County | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Millwall FC | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 267 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Millwall FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 170 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Middlesbrough FC | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 275 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 363 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Middlesbrough FC | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92/93 | 1993-03-05 | Leeds U18 | Leeds | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-12-16 | Leeds | Coventry | Transfer | 0 | €3.00m |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Coventry | Middlesbrough | Transfer | 0 | €3.00m |
| 02/03 | 2003-03-08 | Middlesbrough | Crystal Palace | Loan | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-05-05 | Crystal Palace | Middlesbrough | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Middlesbrough | Millwall | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | Millwall | Derby | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Derby | Aberdeen FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Aberdeen FC | Boston Utd | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-03-01 | Boston Utd | Livingston FC | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Livingston FC | Dunfermline A. | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Dunfermline A. | Career break | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-01 | Career break | Harrogate Town | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-10-08 | Harrogate Town | Darlington | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Darlington | Retired | Transfer | 100000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€2.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€2.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31269 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9565 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | Premier League | Coventry City | 10 | 31 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Leeds United | 8 | 29 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Leeds United | 7 | 23 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | Premier League | Coventry City | 2 | 21 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Leeds United | 2 | 16 |
| 04/05 | Premiership | Aberdeen FC | 2 | 20 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | 2003-05-05 | Crystal Palace | Middlesbrough | Return from loan | — | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-03-08 | Middlesbrough | Crystal Palace | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Noel Whelan's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton FC | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 29% |
| Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 32% |
| Arsenal FC | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 55 | -38 | 17% |
| Manchester United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 28% |
| Newcastle United | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 11% |
| Chelsea FC | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 11% |
| Everton FC | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 17% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 39% |
| Fulham FC | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 39% |
| Aston Villa | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 39% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 28% |
| Derby County | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 67% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal | |
| 97/98 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 28 | 1,826 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 98/99 | 34 | 454 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.98 |
| 97/98 | 25 | 309 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
| 96/97 | 40 | 747 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 |
| 95/96 | 36 | 410 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 94/95 | 25 | 245 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 93/94 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 25 | 687 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.79 |
| 04/05 | 21 | 277 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.27 |
| 03/04 | 24 | 267 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.01 |
| 02/03 | 25 | 529 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 01/02 | 24 | 503 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 00/01 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
243 apps
43 G
8 A
FA Cup
23 apps
8 G
0 A
Premiership
29 apps
6 G
2 A
First Division
31 apps
6 G
0 A
League Two
18 apps
4 G
0 A
League Cup
9 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Noel Whelan
Who is Noel Whelan?
Noel Whelan is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Noel Whelan?
Noel Whelan is 51 years old. He was born on December 30, 1974 in Leeds.
What position does Noel Whelan play?
Noel Whelan plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Noel Whelan play for?
Noel Whelan currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Noel Whelan scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Noel Whelan has scored 68 goals in 358 appearances.