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	(1930-04-04)4 April 1930[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	28 November 2020(2020-11-28) (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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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