| Donald Whiston | |
| Fullname: | Donald Whiston |
| Birth Date: | 1930 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | – |
| Clubs1: | Boy's Brigade Football |
| Years2: | 1949–1956 |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 1956–1958 |
| Clubs3: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps3: | 52 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 1958–1959 |
| Clubs4: | Rochdale |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 96 |
| Totalgoals: | 12 |
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.[2]
Whiston started his career with his local club Stoke City making his debut for Stoke in the 1949–50 season against Sunderland.[2] 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.[2] He left Stoke in 1956 for Crewe Alexandra where he spent two years and then he moved on to Rochdale.[2]
Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 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 | |||