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] | ||
| Playing position | 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. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Donald Whiston (born 4 April 1930) is 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 1949–1950 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
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1949–50 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1950–51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1952–53 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| 1953–54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1954–55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955–56 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1956–57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 5 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1956–57 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 1957–58 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7 | |
| Total | 52 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 9 | |
| Rochdale | 1957–58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 96 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 103 | 14 | |