Danny Whitehall (born 8 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Scunthorpe United.[2]
Career
Born in Liverpool,[2] Whitehall spent his early career with Liverpool and Rochdale.[3] He joined Rochdale at under-18 level following his release from Liverpool.[4]
He began his senior career with Southport, moving to Marine in September 2014.[3] He moved on to Prescot Cables in November 2014.[5]
Whitehall then spent time in the United States,[6] playing college soccer for SIU Edwardsville Cougars and Hastings College, and at club level for Chattanooga FC and Bugeaters FC.[7][8][9] At Hastings he won a number of awards and set several records,[1][10] scoring 93 goals in 75 games.[11]
He returned to England in July 2019 with Maidenhead United,[9][12] moving to Scottish club Kilmarnock in July 2020 on a six-month contract.[13] He made his debut as a substitute against Hibernian on 1 August 2020.[14] On 8 January 2021, Whitehall extended his contract at Kilmarnock, signing a new deal until the end of the season.[15] He left Kilmarnock at the end of the 2020–21 season.[16]
In August 2021 he signed for Eastleigh.[17]
He was offered a new contract by Eastleigh at the end of the 2022–23 season,[18] instead opting to join recently relegated National League North club Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal active from the expiration of his contract.[19]
Personal life
His father Steve Whitehall was also a footballer.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southport | 2014–15[2] | Conference Premier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Marine | 2014–15[3][20] | NPL Premier Division | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Maidenhead United | 2019–20[2] | National League | 36 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 5 | 42 | 18 | |
| Kilmarnock | 2020–21[14] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Eastleigh | 2021–22[2] | National League | 41 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 45 | 11 | |
| 2022–23[2] | National League | 40 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[f] | 2 | 45 | 15 | ||
| Total | 81 | 23 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 90 | 26 | |||
| Scunthorpe United | 2023–24[2][21] | National League North | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | |
| Career total | 168 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 193 | 61 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
- ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in Liverpool Senior Cup.
- ^ Three appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance and three goals in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup.
- ^ Appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
- ^ a b "Hastings College - 2018 Men's Soccer Roster". www.hastingsbroncos.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Danny Whitehall at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "StackPath". www.marinefc.com.
- ^ "Youth Team Remain Unbeaten". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
- ^ "Saturday's Transfer List - The Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk.
- ^ "StackPath". www.thenationalleague.org.uk.
- ^ "CFC vs. Nebraska's Bugeaters FC". Chattanooga FC. 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Danny Whitehall Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
- ^ a b c "SIGNING | Welcome to Maidenhead, Danny Whitehall!". www.pitchero.com.
- ^ "Hastings College - Whitehall NAIA Player of the Year; White and Tautz also All-Americans". www.hastingsbroncos.com.
- ^ "DakStats WebSync". www.dakstats.com.
- ^ "Maidenhead sign frontman Whitehall | Non League Daily". Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Kilmarnock: Danny Whitehall signs from Maidenhead on six-month deal". BBC Sport. 21 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Danny Whitehall in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Danny Whitehall signs new six-month contract". 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Squad update following 2020/21 season". 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Spitfires sign Maidenhead's former prolific target-man Danny Whitehall". Daily Echo.
- ^ "2022/23 RETAINED LIST". www.eastleighfc.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Danny Whitehall signs for the Iron". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "First - Statistics - Marine Football Club". 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015.
- ^ FA Cup second qualifying round v Brackley Town (H), 16 September 2023: "Report: Iron 0-0 Brackley Town (FA Cup)". Scunthorpe United FC. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
FA Cup third qualifying round (replay) v Brackley Town (A), 19 September 2023: "Report: Brackley Town 3-1 Iron - FA Cup". Scunthorpe United FC. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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