Davie Whiteford

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]

Key Information

Personal information
Full name	David Whiteford
Date of birth	(1944-08-09) 9 August 1944 (age 81)[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
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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]