Herbert Whitfeld (15 November 1858 – 6 May 1909) was an English amateur sportsman who played association football and county cricket.
In football, he helped Old Etonians win the 1879 FA Cup Final and was on the losing side in 1881 as well as making one appearance for England in 1879.
Whitfeld was born in Hamsey, near Lewes in East Sussex and was educated at Eton where he developed an interest in all forms of sport and played for the college football team in 1877.
[2][3] He also represented the university at athletics, as a medium distance runner, and in real tennis where he was partner to Ivo Bligh,[1] who was to become the captain of the England cricket team.
On leaving university, Whitfeld joined the Old Etonians and in 1879 he helped the Old Boys reach the final of the FA Cup for the third time in five years.
After a goalless first-half, the only goal of the game came after 59 minutes, when Charles Clerke scored from close range[5] following a run from Harry Goodhart.
[18] Whitfield retained the captaincy for the next two years with his final match as captain coming in August 1884, when his 41* was not sufficient to prevent Surrey winning by four wickets.
[1] After leaving university, Whitfeld joined Barclays Bank and became a local director based in Lewes, East Sussex.