Cardiff City Are In Talks With Peter Whittingham’s Family About The Possibility Of Erecting A Statue Of The Bluebirds Legend

Ahead of Friday’s emotional FA Cup clash against Aston Villa, EFL Championship side Cardiff City are in talks about erecting a Peter Whittingham statue. 

The Bluebirds legend sadly lost his life in 2020 after suffering severe head injuries from an accidental fall. Now, the club are in initial negotiations with the ex-player’s family about building the bronze sculpture.

Whittingham enjoyed a stellar ten-year career at Cardiff and his exploits live long in the memory of ers. Renowned for his wand of a left foot, the midfield ace helped the Welsh side to Premier League promotion in 2013.

In total, Whittingham featured in 457 games for the Welsh side across all competitions. He netted a hugely impressive 96 goals and ed 92 assists.

However, it was at Villa Park where Whittingham earned a name for himself as a pro footballer. He ed the Villans academy from Coventry in 2001 and went on to play 66 times for the club before moving to Wales for £350k.

Tonight, both teams are set to honour their former player. A huge 25ft x 12.5ft flag is expected to be present in the home end. Naturally, that will be well received by ers in all four corners of the ground.

Peter Whittingham Statue

It was reported by the WalesOnline that talks of a Peter Whittingham statue have begun. Cardiff have always been very proactive in ing their former hero.

His number 7 shirt has been retired, his name features in every matchday programme and the indoor school at the club’s training ground has been named after him.

Those measures demonstrate just how treasured he was. For the younger generation of ers, Whittingham will always be regarded as their favourite player.

“It’s in really early stages. A lot of it has been spurred on by the fans, because the fans talk about wanting to have something for him,” Whittingham’s brother James explained.

“The ground is an amazing ground, there is the statue of Fred Keenor. It’s definitely early stages, but there is also definitely some interest, but these things are so expensive.

“The last one Cardiff did [Fred Keenor, £85k], it took them three years to raise the money – and prices will have gone up crazily since then.

“After some discussion with the club, the cost is probably going to be two or three times that now. It’s in the very early, embryonic stages, with some back and forth with the club, but it would have been nice to have our ducks in a row and be able to launch it (ahead of the Villa game).

“One of the hardest things about all this stuff is, what would he have wanted? You know what he was like, he was never one for the accolades – so, statues? I’m not so sure! But it would be a nice legacy, I think.”