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	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)
* 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
		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. 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)