Career
Born in Garstang, Lancashire, Whiteside played as a junior for Woodplumpton Juniors before joining Blackburn in 1932. Guesting for Liverpool during World World War II, Whiteside returned to Blackburn after the war before moving to Wigan Athletic in 1949. He played over 400 times in all competitions for Blackburn.
He spent one season at Wigan, appearing 24 times in the league without scoring.