Derek Whiteford

Derek Whiteford
Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-05-13)13 May 1947
Place of birth	Salsburgh, Scotland
Date of death	2002 (aged 54–55)
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Winger
Youth career
	Broxburn Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1964–1967	Hibernian	1	(0)
1967–1977	Airdrieonians	316	(80)
1977–1979	Dumbarton	77	(24)
1979–1980	Falkirk	12	(2)
Total		406	(106)
Teams managed
1981–1982	Albion Rovers
1986	Dumbarton
1986–1987	Airdrieonians
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Derek Whiteford (born 13 May 1947 in Salsburgh)^[1] was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for Hibernian,^[1] Airdrie,^[2] Dumbarton^[3] and Falkirk.^[4]

Whiteford started his senior career with Hibernian, but was soon given a free transfer.^[5] He signed for Airdrie and served the club with distinction, making over 400 appearances, including the 1975 Scottish Cup Final.^[5]

After retiring as a player, he managed Albion Rovers, Dumbarton and then Airdrie.^[5] Whiteford resigned as Airdrie manager in 1987 because he lost enjoyment for the game, and decided to concentrate on his then principal career as a physical education teacher.^[5]

Whiteford died in 2002, aged 54.^[5]

References

1 2 "Whiteford, Derek". www.ihibs.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
↑ "AIRDRIE UNITED:1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
↑ "DUMBARTON : 1946/47 - 1953/54 & 1955/56 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
↑ "FALKIRK : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 Bob Crampsey (21 January 2002). "Derek Whiteford". The Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

Albion Rovers F.C. – managers

Montgomery (1920–22)
Reid (1922–29)
Lees (1929–35)
Weir (1935–37)
Lees (1937–49)
Beath (1950–52)
Fagan (1952–53)
Hutton (1953–61)
McGill (1961–62)
Telfer (1962–65)
Flavell (1965–66)
Stewart (1966–68)
Fagan (1968–69)
Harrower (1969)
Flavell (1969–72)
Beattie (1972–73)
Brand (1973–74)
Caldwell (1974–76)
Goodwin (1976–81)
Hood (1981)
Baker (1981)
Whiteford (1981–82)
Ferguson (1982–83)
Wilson (1983–84)
Rooney (1984)
Ritchie (1984)
Baker (1984–1985)
Franchetti (1985–1986)
Gemmell (1986–1987)
Provan (1987–91)
Oliver (1991–92)
McLaren (1992–93)
Gemmell (1993–94)
Spence (1994–95)
Crease (1995)
Moore (1996–98)
McLaren (1998–99)
Shanks (1999–2000)
McVeigh (2000–02)
Hetherston (2002–03)
McAllister (2003–05)
Lindsay (2005)
Chapman (2005–07)
McCormack (2007–08)
Martin (2008–12)
Lumsden (2012–13)
Ward (2013–14)
Young (2014–)

Dumbarton F.C. – managers

Collins (1914–19)
Livingstone (1919–20)
Collins (1920–21)
Travers (1921–22)
Colman (1922–31)
Donovan (1931–39)
Smith (1939–40)
Donovan (1940–44)
Guthrie (1944–45)
Milne (1945–46)
Guthrie (1946–50)
Irvine (1950–54)
McGown (1954–59)
Combe (1959–60)
Campbell (1961–62)
Fearn (1962–64)
Toner (1964–67)
Spence (1967–68)
Stewart (1968–73)
Wright (1973–77)
Wilson (1977–80)
S. Fallon (1980–81)
Lamont (1981–84)
Wilson (1984–86)
Whiteford (1986)
Totten (1986–87)
Clougherty (1987–88)
Auld (1988)
George (1988–90)
Lamont (1990–93)
MacLeod (1993–95)
J. Fallon (1995–96)
Wallace (1996–99)
Brown (1999–2000)
Carson (2000–02)
Winnie (2002–03)
Fairley (2003–04)
Martin (2004–06)
McCabe (2006–07)
Chapman (2007–10)
Adamson (2010–12)
Murray (2012–15)
Aitken (2015–)

Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) – managers

Walker (1905–10)
Chapman (1910–21)
Orr (1921–26)
Martyn (1926–37)
Morrison (1937–41)
Hart (1941–43)
Ferrier (1943–45)
Ritchie (1945–50)
Fotheringham (1950–54)
Steel (1954–63)
Wright (1963–67)
Collins (1967–70)
McMillan (1970–76)
Stewart (1976–78)
Watson (1978–82)
Munro (1982–83)
MacLeod (1983–85)
McMillan (1985–86)
Whiteford (1986–87)
McQueen (1987–89)
Bone (1989–91)
MacDonald (1991–99)
Mackay (1999–00)
Archibald (2000–01)
McCall (2001–02)

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