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)[2] 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 1969[3] and eliminating Tottenham Hotspur from the Texaco Cup in 1970.
[4] He moved to Falkirk in 1973, spending three seasons with the Bairns,[5][1] then a further three with local rivals East Stirlingshire.
[2] 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.
[7][8] His father Jock,[9][10] younger brother Jocky (a teammate at Falkirk and Glencairn, and coaching colleague at East Stirlingshire) and cousin Derek Whiteford were also footballers.