Bobby Whitelaw

Football career Whitelaw was born in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire and first played junior football with local club, Larkhall Thistle.

In July 1926, he moved to England to join Doncaster Rovers of the Football League Third Division North, where he remained for four years, making 31 league appearances, scoring once. Described as "a whole-hearted 90 minutes player", he was mainly used as cover for Chic Geatons. Whitelaw retained his place at right-half in the Southampton team, where he combined well with fellow half-backs, Bill Kennedy and Billy Kingdon, until December when he lost his place to Cyril King. Although he made one further appearance at the end of the season, he was not offered a new contract and left the club in May 1937, winding up his career at non-league Kidderminster Harriers.

Later career During the Second World War, he was engaged as an interpreter for military intelligence. He subsequently became an hotelier in Kidderminster.