Jocky Whiteford

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Jocky Whiteford
Personal information
Full name John Irvine Whiteford
Date of birth (1951-01-24) 24 January 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Shotts, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Airdrie Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1973 Airdrie 37 (6)
1973–1976 Falkirk 87 (43)
1976–1979 Dumbarton 62 (35)
Rutherglen Glencairn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Irvine "Jocky" Whiteford (born 24 January 1951) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Airdrieonians, [1] Falkirk [2] [3] and Dumbarton. [4] [5] [6]

His father Jock, [7] [8] elder brother Davie (a teammate at Falkirk and Glencairn, and coaching colleague at East Stirlingshire) and cousin Derek Whiteford (a teammate at Airdrie and Dumbarton) were also footballers. [9] [10]

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References

  1. Airdrieonians: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. Falkirk: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. John Whiteford, Better Meddle...
  4. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  6. John Whiteford Player Profile, Sons Archive
  7. Whiteford, John (1940), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  8. Stirling Albion: 1947/48 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  9. Davie Whiteford, MotherWELLnet
  10. Sporting Whitefords, The Whiteford Web Resource Centre. Retrieved 26 August 2021