Donald Whiston (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Whiston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1930[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 2020 (aged 90)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Boy's Brigade Football | ||
| 1949–1956 | Stoke City | 30 | (4) |
| 1956–1958 | Crewe Alexandra | 52 | (8) |
| 1958–1959 | Rochdale | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 96 | (12) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Donald Whiston (4 April 1930 – 28 November 2020) was a former footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Rochdale and Stoke City.[1]
Career
Whiston started his career with his local club Stoke City making his debut for Stoke in the 1949–50 season against Sunderland.[1] He spent eight years at the Victoria Ground where he was used as a utility and backup player and only made a handful of appearances.[1] He left Stoke in 1956 for Crewe Alexandra where he spent two years and then he moved on to Rochdale.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1949–50 | First Division | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1950–51 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951–52 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1952–53 | First Division | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 5 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1956–57 | Third Division North | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 1957–58 | Third Division North | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7 | |
| Total | 52 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 9 | ||
| Rochdale | 1957–58 | Third Division North | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career Total | 96 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 103 | 14 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Don Whiston". Stoke City. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Donald Whiston at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)