Danny Whitehall

Daniel Steven Whitehall (born 8 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Scunthorpe United.^[1]

Danny Whitehall

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Steven Whitehall[1]
Date of birth	(1995-10-08) 8 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Scunthorpe United
Number	9
Youth career
	Liverpool
2012–2014	Rochdale
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	SIU Edwardsville Cougars
2015–2018	Hastings College	75	(93)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Southport	3	(0)
2014	Marine	10	(1)
2014–2015	Prescot Cables	11	(4)
2017	Chattanooga FC	7	(1)
2018	Bugeaters FC	22	(8)
2019–2020	Maidenhead United	36	(13)
2020–2021	Kilmarnock	17	(2)
2021–2023	Eastleigh	81	(23)
2023–	Scunthorpe United	76	(38)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:21, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Career

Born in Liverpool,^[1] Whitehall spent his early career with Liverpool and Rochdale.^[3] He joined Rochdale at under-18 level following his release from Liverpool.^[4]

He began his senior career with Southport, moving to Marine in September 2014.^[3] He moved on to Prescot Cables in November 2014.^[5]

Whitehall then spent time in the United States,^[6] playing college soccer for SIU Edwardsville Cougars and Hastings College, and at club level for Chattanooga FC and Bugeaters FC.^[7][8][9] At Hastings he won a number of awards and set several records,^[2][10] scoring 93 goals in 75 games.^[11]

He returned to England in July 2019 with Maidenhead United,^[9][12] moving to Scottish club Kilmarnock in July 2020 on a six-month contract.^[13] He made his debut as a substitute against Hibernian on 1 August 2020.^[14] On 8 January 2021, Whitehall extended his contract at Kilmarnock, signing a new deal until the end of the season.^[15] He left Kilmarnock at the end of the 2020–21 season.^[16]

In August 2021 he signed for Eastleigh.^[17]

He was offered a new contract by Eastleigh at the end of the 2022–23 season,^[18] instead opting to join recently relegated National League North club Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal active from the expiration of his contract.^[19] Following promotion at the end of the 2024–25 season, Whitehall signed a new two-year deal.^[20]

Personal life

His father Steve Whitehall was also a footballer.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 December 2023

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southport	2014–15[1]	Conference Premier	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Marine	2014–15[3][21]	NPL Premier Division	10	1	2	1	—		2[c]	0	14	2
Maidenhead United	2019–20[1]	National League	36	13	2	0	—		4[d]	5	42	18
Kilmarnock	2020–21[14]	Scottish Premiership	17	2	0	0	2	2	1[e]	0	20	4
Eastleigh	2021–22[1]	National League	41	11	3	0	—		1[f]	0	45	11
	2022–23[1]	National League	40	12	2	1	—		3[f]	2	45	15
	Total		81	23	5	1	—		4	2	90	26
Scunthorpe United	2023–24[1][22]	National League North	21	11	2	0	—		1	0	24	11
Career total			168	50	11	2	2	2	13	8	193	61

1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
3. One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in Liverpool Senior Cup.
4. Three appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance and three goals in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup.
5. Appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
6. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Scunthorpe United

• National League North play-offs: 2025^[23]