Edgar Whittaker [SEP] position played on team / speciality
Edgar Whittaker
Edgar Whittaker was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made one appearance for Burnley in the Football League Second Division.
Whittaker helped broker the deal that led to the reunification of the game in January 1998 as the ARL/Super League war was declared over. One condition of the peace agreement between the ARL and News Limited was that there would be a 14 team competition in 2000. The 20 clubs that played in 1998 would be assessed on various items such as sponsorship, crowds, on-field success and the like. It was also announced that clubs that merged would receive a large sum of money, as well as a guaranteed position