Whiteley, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  469  1937 (90) 2
1881  515  1943 (82) 2
1882  528  1960 (75) 2
1883  520  1990 (67) 0
1884  515  2020 (56) 28
1885  524  2011 (68) 0
1886  534  2002 (77) 0
1887  553  1994 (84) 0
1888  583  1985 (89) 1
1889  584  1976 (94) 1
1890  640  1960 (100) 0
1891  661  1944 (105) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Whiteley, Joseph Leng  
Born: 1849
Died: 22 Apr. 1936
 
Notes:
The Chess Monthly of Apr. 1880 (p.228) and the Chess Player's Chronicle of 10 May 1881 (p.224) have 'J.L. Whiteley'. the Chess Monthly of June 1881 (p.293) has 'J.L. Whitely'. The Chess Monthly of June 1882 (p.293) has 'J.J. Whiteley'.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 971
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 189
Periodicals
   [CML], vol. 1, no. 8, Apr. 1880, page 228
   [CML], vol. 2, no. 10, June 1881, page 293
   [CML], vol. 3, no. 10, June 1882, page 293
Web
   [Joseph Leng Whiteley]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Whiteley, J.L. - Spens, W.C. 1884 (1)         (f)     5   -   3
Whiteley, J.L. - Thomson, G.A. 1884         (f)     4.5   -   1.5
Whiteley, J.L. - Spens, W.C. 1884 (2)         (f)     4   -   2
Fyfe, P. - Whiteley, J.L. 1884         (f)     5   -   3

Tournament data

Edinburgh 1880     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Whiteley, J.L. - Taylor, T. (2)     1 - 1    
Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Whiteley, J.L. - Matthew, C.     1 - 1    
Edinburgh 1882     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Whiteley, J.L. - Torry, J.R.     0.5 - 1.5    
Glasgow 1888 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Whiteley, J.L. - Davidson, D.A.     1 - 0    
Liverpool 1889 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Whiteley, J.L. - Dod, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Glasgow 1891 (2)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Whiteley, J.L. - Rutherford, A.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025