[6][7] Top scorer for United's youth and reserve teams in 2011–12, with a total of 17 goals,[6] Whitehouse made his first-team debut on 1 January 2013 in a 2–2 away draw against Doncaster Rovers.

[16] On 6 August 2014, Whitehouse signed for League One club Notts County on a one-year contract, after impressing on trial by scoring three goals in pre-season.

[17] He joined Conference Premier club Nuneaton Town on 31 January 2015 on a one-month loan[18] and debuted the following day in a 1–0 defeat away to Forest Green Rovers.

[15] He had made four appearances for Halifax[15] when he signed for National League North club Nuneaton Town for an undisclosed fee on 4 September 2015.

[24] Whitehouse scored the only goal as Lincoln beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 at Wembley Stadium on 8 April in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final, with a close-range shot in the 16th minute.

[27] Whitehouse suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury during pre-season training in July 2018, meaning he would miss the full 2018–19 season.

[30] On 2 June 2022, Whitehouse joined newly-relegated National League side Scunthorpe United on trial and played in a 3-2 pre-season defeat against Middlesbrough.

[39] He scored his first goal on 16 November 2016, with a seventh-minute header in a 2–1 away win over Estonia under-23s, a result that meant England reached the International Challenge Trophy final as group runners-up.