Ian Whitehead (born 28 December 1946) is a Scottish retired semi-professional

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who played as a

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in the

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for

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the , the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, fro ...

, Queen's Park and

Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England, who play in the Scottish football system. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite being ba ...

. He was capped by Scotland at

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level and had a successful period in

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of Selkirk.

Honours

Selkirk *

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: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77 * Scottish Qualifying Cup (South): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77 * King Cup: 1974–75, 1975–76 * East of Scotland Qualifying Cup: 1973–74, 1975–76

References

Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Queen's Park F.C. players Men's association football forwards Scotland men's amateur international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Vale of Leithen F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Selkirk F.C. players Scottish football managers 1946 births Living people Selkirk F.C. managers {{Scotland-footy-forward-1940s-stub