Donald Whiston (footballer)

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]

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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City[1] 1949–50 First Division 421052
1950–51 First Division 000000
1951–52 First Division 100010
1952–53 First Division 622183
1953–54 Second Division 400040
1954–55 Second Division 000000
1955–56 Second Division 12030150
1956–57 Second Division 300030
Total 30461365
Crewe Alexandra 1956–57 Third Division North 14200142
1957–58 Third Division North 38611397
Total 52811539
Rochdale 1957–58 Third Division North 14000140
Career Total 96127210314

References

  1. 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)
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