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Kerr Douglas Whiteside (17 September 1884 – 23 March 1919) was a Scottish footballer. He was born in Dundonald, Ayrshire on 17 September 1884 to parents William and Margaret (née Douglas) Whiteside. At the age of seven he fell from a wharf and was rescued from drowning by a seaman, James Durnan, who pulled Whiteside from the water.[1]
His career began with local side Irvine Victoria whilst working as a blacksmith's labourer before he joined Manchester United in 1907; he made one appearance for the first team whilst at the club, away to Sheffield United, when he played at half back.[2] In 1910 he joined Hurst and skippered the team for five seasons until the club stood down during World War I at the end of the 1914–15 season; he played 169 times for Hurst, scoring 24 goals, during which time the club won the Manchester League title (1912) and two Manchester Junior Cups (1911 & 1912).[3]
Around the time he stopped playing, Whiteside began suffering from tuberculosis. The disease led to his early death on 23 March 1919. He was buried in Shewalton Cemetery in Irvine.[4]
