John Irvine "Jocky" Whiteford (born 24 January 1951) is a Scottish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played for

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

John Whiteford
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Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

. His father Jock, elder brother

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(a teammate at Falkirk and Glencairn, and coaching colleague at

East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins ca ...

) and cousin

Derek Whiteford David "Derek" Whiteford (born 13 May 1947 in Salsburgh) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for Hibernian, Airdrieonians, Dumbarton and Falkirk.

(a teammate at Airdrie and Dumbarton) were also footballers.Davie Whiteford
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References

1951 births Scottish men's footballers Sportspeople from Shotts Footballers from North Lanarkshire Dumbarton F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Falkirk F.C. players Scottish Football League players Living people Men's association football forwards People educated at Airdrie Academy Association football coaches East Stirlingshire F.C. non-playing staff Rutherglen Glencairn F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1950s-stub