Of all the many successful United Academy graduates, nobody has risen through the ranks in the same record-breaking manner as Whiteside,
In nine years as a professional, he became the youngest man to play in a World Cup and the youngest to score in both the League Cup and FA Cup finals. Despite his playing career ending prematurely at the age of 26 due to injury, he managed to pack more action into his short time on the pitch than many other players accomplish during much longer periods.
BELFAST BEGINNINGS
Whiteside's football story started at the age of seven when he joined the 72nd Battalion of the Boys’ Brigade.