Donald Whiston (footballer)

Donald Whiston
Personal information
Full name Donald Whiston[1]
Date of birth (1930-04-04)4 April 1930[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 28 November 2020(2020-11-28) (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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Don Whiston". Stoke City. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ Donald Whiston at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)