David Whiteford (born 9 August 1944) is a Scottish former footballer who played mainly as a right back. The greater part of his senior career (which did not begin until his early 20s once he had completed his education in order to become a schoolteacher)[2] was spent with Motherwell where he played for eight years and made over 200 appearances, experiencing a relegation from the top division in 1967–68 followed by promotion as winners of Division Two the following season, as well as taking part in a Scottish League Cup semi-final later in 1969[3] and eliminating Tottenham Hotspur from the Texaco Cup in 1970.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Whiteford | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1944[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Shotts, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1973 | Motherwell | 197 | (13) |
| 1973–1976 | Falkirk | 63 | (1) |
| 1976–1979 | East Stirlingshire | 83 | (1) |
| Rutherglen Glencairn | |||
| Total | 343 | (15) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985–1987 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He moved to Falkirk in 1973, spending three seasons with the Bairns,[5][1] then a further three with local rivals East Stirlingshire.[6] Now well into his 30s, he had a spell at junior level with Rutherglen Glencairn before retiring.[2] In 1985 he returned to East Stirlingshire as manager, but the part-time club failed to improve on their status as one of the weaker teams in the bottom division and he was dismissed in 1987.[7][8]
His father Jock,[9][10] younger brother Jocky (a teammate at Falkirk and Glencairn, and coaching colleague at East Stirlingshire) and cousin Derek Whiteford were also footballers.[2][11]
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| East Stirlingshire[7] | May 1985 | February 1987 | 71 | 16 | 14 | 41 | 22.54 |
Honours
editMotherwell
Falkirk Scottish Football League Division Two Champions 1974-75
References
edit- ^ a b Davie Whiteford, Better Meddle...
- ^ a b c d Davie Whiteford, MotherWELLnet
- ^ First League Cup final for Saints, The Glasgow Herald, 7 October 1969
- ^ When the Spurs Got Sent Marching Home, Motherwell FC, 29 November 2020
- ^ Falkirk: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ East Stirlingshire: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b (East Stirlingshire manager) Whiteford, David, FitbaStats
- ^ Retro Nostalgia 1987: Bairns and East Stirling move to appoint new managers, Falkirk Herald, 16 February 2020
- ^ Whiteford, John (1940), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- ^ Stirling Albion: 1947/48 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Sporting Whitefords, The Whiteford Web Resource Centre. Retrieved 26 August 2021