Personal information | |||
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Full name | Donald Whiston[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 April 1930||
Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 28 November 2020[2] | (aged 90)||
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
[edit]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
[edit]Source:[3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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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 |