Jeff Whitefoot

Manchester United F.C. in 1957 with this players – from the left, standing: Liam Whelan, Jackie Blanchflower, Ian Greaves, Ray Wood, Wilf McGuinness, Mark Jones, Tommy Taylor, Matt Busby (manager); from the left, sitting: Johnny Berry, David Pegg, Albert Scanlon, Roger Byrne, Jeff Whitefoot, Dennis Viollet and Eddie Colman. Jeffrey Whitefoot (31 December 1933 – 2 July 2024) was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Manchester United, Grimsby Town and Nottingham Forest. He was capped by England at under-23 level in 1954.

Whitefoot started his career as a trainee with Manchester United in 1949. When he made his debut against Portsmouth in April 1950 he was at the time the youngest player to start in a League match for United at 16 years and 105 days. In eight seasons at United, he made 95 appearances in all competitions and was a member of the 1952 and 1956 title-winning sides, although he never scored a goal for them. He left the club for Grimsby Town in 1957,

After leaving football, Whitefoot ran pubs in East Leake and Oakham. He has been called "the last of the Busby Babes". Whitefoot died on 2 July 2024, at the age of 90.

Honours Manchester United Football League First Division: 1955–56

Nottingham Forest FA Cup: 1958–59