Career
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.
However, seven of the United players who qualified for a championship medal that season lost their lives as a result of the Munich air disaster on February 1958, including Eddie Colman, the player who ousted Whitefoot as the club"s regular right-half during that season.