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) 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 1969First League Cup final for Saints, The Glasgow Herald, 7 October 1969 and eliminating Tottenham Hotspur from the Texaco Cup in 1970.When the Spurs Got Sent Marching Home, Motherwell FC, 29 November 2020
He moved to Falkirk in 1973, spending three seasons with the Bairns,Falkirk: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer DatabaseDavie Whiteford, Better Meddle... then a further three with local rivals East Stirlingshire.East Stirlingshire: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database Now well into his 30s, he had a spell at junior level with Rutherglen Glencairn before retiring. 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.(East Stirlingshire manager) Whiteford, David, FitbaStatsRetro Nostalgia 1987: Bairns and East Stirling move to appoint new managers, Falkirk Herald, 16 February 2020
His father Jock,Whiteford, John (1940), Hamilton Academical Memory BankStirling Albion: 1947/48 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database younger brother Jocky (a teammate at Falkirk and Glencairn, and coaching colleague at East Stirlingshire) and cousin Derek Whiteford were also footballers.Sporting Whitefords, The Whiteford Web Resource Centre. Retrieved 26 August 2021
Managerial statistics TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %East StirlingshireMay 1985February 1987
Honours Motherwell Scottish Football League Division Two: 1968–69
Falkirk Scottish Football League Division Two Champions 1974-75
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