Donald Patrick Weston (6 March 1936 – 20 January 2007) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for many football teams during the 1950s and 1960s.

Don Weston
Personal information
Full name Donald Patrick Weston
Date of birth (1936-03-06)6 March 1936
Place of birth Mansfield, England
Date of death 20 January 2007(2007-01-20) (aged 70)
Place of death Mansfield, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1960 Wrexham 42 (21)
1960 Birmingham City 23 (3)
1960–1962 Rotherham United 74 (23)
1962–1965 Leeds United 68 (24)
1965–1966 Huddersfield Town 22 (7)
1966–1968 Wrexham 42 (19)
1968–1969 Chester 3 (0)
1969–1970 Altrincham 16 (9)
Bethesda Athletic
Total 274 (97)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Weston first joined Leeds United as a 16-year-old amateur but did not sign a professional contract and later entered National Service at an army camp in North Wales. He was spotted by local Third Division club Wrexham and signed a professional contract with them after completing his military service. He scored 21 goals in 42 appearances for Wrexham in the 1958–59 and 1959–60 seasons before joining Birmingham City for a fee of £15,000 in January 1960 and then Rotherham United for £10,000 in December 1961. He scored 21 goals in 76 appearances, helping Rotherham United to reach the 1961 Football League Cup Final, which they lost 3–2 on aggregate to Aston Villa.

Weston was signed for Leeds United by Don Revie for a fee of £18,000 in December 1962 after the departure of John Charles and scored a hat-trick on his home debut against Stoke City. He made a contribution to Leeds' successful promotion season of 1963–64 but faded from the first team as Alan Peacock and Jim Storrie were favoured for the centre-forward position. He joined Huddersfield Town in October 1965, later rejoined Wrexham, and played for Chester before joining non-league clubs Altrincham and Bethesda Athletic.

Playing statistics

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Club League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps (goals) Apps (goals) Apps (goals) Apps (goals)
Wrexham 42 (21)
Birmingham City 23 (3)
Rotherham United 76 (21)
Leeds United 68 (24) 7 (1) 3 (1) 78 (26)
Huddersfield Town 21 (7)
Wrexham 42 (19)
Chester 3 (0)

Honours

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References

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  • Mourant, Andrew (1992). Leeds United: Player by Player. Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 23. ISBN 0-85112-568-9.
  • Ponting, Ivan (29 March 2007). "Don Weston". The Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2021 – via Gale OneFile: News.
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