Whiteley, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  457  1933 (90) 2
1881  512  1939 (82) 2
1882  519  1955 (75) 2
1883  521  1985 (67) 0
1884  518  2015 (56) 28
1885  527  2007 (68) 0
1886  535  1998 (77) 0
1887  556  1989 (84) 0
1888  581  1980 (89) 1
1889  587  1971 (94) 1
1890  640  1955 (100) 0
1891  664  1940 (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