David Weatherston
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Weatherston
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|8|25}}
| birth_place = Paisley, Scotland
| height =
| youthyears1 = 1995–1997
| youthyears2 = 1997–2003
| youthclubs1 = Busby Boys Club
| youthclubs2 = Queen's Park Boys Club
| years1 = 2003–2007
| years2 = 2007–2008
| years3 = 2008–2011
| years4 = 2011–2013
| years5 = 2013–2014
| years6 = 2014–2015
| years7 = 2015–2016
| years8 = 2016–2017
| years9 = 2019
| clubs1 = Queen's Park
| clubs2 = St Johnstone
| clubs3 = Queen of the South
| clubs4 = Falkirk
| clubs5 = Stirling Albion
| clubs6 = Alloa Athletic
| clubs7 = Brechin City
| clubs8 = Verdal IL
| clubs9 = Verdal 2
| caps1 = 80
| caps2 = 28
| caps3 = 79
| caps4 = 51
| caps5 = 29
| caps6 = 2
| caps7 = 16
| caps8 = 22
| caps9 = 6
| goals1 = 24
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 17
| goals4 = 8
| goals5 = 8
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 2
| goals8 = 4
| goals9 = 1
| totalcaps = 313
| totalgoals = 64
}}
David Weatherston (born 25 August 1986) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played for Queen's Park, St Johnstone, Queen of the South, Falkirk, Stirling Albion, Alloa Athletic, Brechin City and Verdal IL.
Career
=Queen's Park=
Born in Paisley and raised in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Weatherston began his career with Queen's Park in 2004 where he played in 78 league games, scoring 22 goals in three seasons. During his time at the club, he was voted into the Third Division Team of the Year in 2006–07.{{cite web|title=Division Three team of year|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6586381.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 April 2007|accessdate=24 December 2013}}
=St Johnstone=
He joined St Johnstone in the summer of 2007 for one season,{{cite web|title=Saints secure Weatherston signing|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/6707829.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 May 2007|accessdate=24 December 2013}} where he played in 27 league games without scoring a goal.
=Queen of the South=
Weatherston signed for Dumfries side Queen of the South on 27 August 2008.{{cite web|title=Chisholm makes Queens additions|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/queen_of_the_south/7584566.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 August 2008|accessdate=24 December 2013}} Weatherston made his debut with a substitute appearance in the 3–1 league defeat at Palmerston against Dundee on 30 August 2008. He scored his first goal for Queens in the following game in a 1–0 victory over Ross County.
In the top of table clash at Palmerston against Livingston on 4 October 2008, Weatherston scored his next two goals. The 6–1 victory saw Queens go top of the First Division for the first time in five years.http://www.qosfc.com/ClubNews/tabid/54/selectedmoduleid/498/ArticleID/227/Default.aspx{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
On 19 February 2011 Weatherston scored his first senior career hat trick in the 4–0 win away at Morton.{{cite web| url=http://qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=157| title=Greenock Morton 0 – 4 Queen Of The South 19/02/2011| website=www.qosfc.com| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715134303/http://qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=157 |archivedate=15 July 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/first/fixtures/3285088/|title="Queen of the South vs Cowdenbeath – 23 April 2011: Match Preview" 26 Apr 2011|website=scottishfootballleague.com}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/9467878.stm|title=Queen of South 0-1 Ross County|date=26 April 2011|publisher=BBC Sport}}
In his three seasons with the club, Weatherston played in 74 league games, scoring 17 goals.
=Falkirk=
He signed for Falkirk on 10 August 2011, signing a six-month deal until 3 January 2012. He made his Falkirk debut against Partick Thistle three days later. Falkirk won the match 2–1.{{cite web|url=http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_senior_team&pid=192|title=Falkirk Football Club|website=www.falkirkfc.co.uk|date=20 April 2024 }} He scored his first goal for Falkirk on 17 September 2011 in 2–1 win over Dundee.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14954315|title=Falkirk 2-1 Dundee|date=17 September 2011|publisher=BBC Sport}} He made 33 appearances in total in season 2011/12, and in the Summer of 2012, signed a one-year extension to his deal.{{cite news|url=http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/local-sport/weatherston-clinches-new-deal-at-falkirk-1-2218383|title=Weatherston clinches new deal at Falkirk|newspaper=The Falkirk Herald| date=5 April 2012}}
Weatherston's 2012–13 campaign was to be blighted with injury however, not allowing him to get a consistent run in the team. He made 29 appearances, 9 of those coming from the bench. Weatherston was told in May 2013 he would not have his contract renewed by newly appointed manager Gary Holt, and left the club along with Darren Dods, Sean Higgins, Iain Flannigan and Dale Fulton.{{cite web|title=Bairns release five of first team pool|url=http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/falkirk-fc/bairns-release-five-of-first-team-pool-1-2921927|publisher=Falkirk Herald|date=7 May 2013|accessdate=24 December 2013|archive-date=25 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225192643/http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/falkirk-fc/bairns-release-five-of-first-team-pool-1-2921927|url-status=dead}}
=Stirling Albion=
On 8 August 2013, Weatherston signed for Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion on a one-year deal along with former Falkirk teammate Dale Fulton.{{cite web|title=Double signing|url=http://www.stirlingalbionfc.co.uk/2013/08/08/double-signing/|publisher=stirlingalbionfc.co.uk|date=8 August 2013|accessdate=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225211526/http://www.stirlingalbionfc.co.uk/2013/08/08/double-signing/|archive-date=25 December 2013|url-status=dead}} He made his debut against Montrose coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 victory. He played a key role in helping Albion gain promotion through the League Two play-offs, teaming up with old Falkirk teammate Jordan White up front, forming a strong partnership. He finished the season having made 36 appearances in all competitions, scoring 9 goals.
=Alloa Athletic=
On 29 May 2014, Weatherston signed for Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic, after leaving Stirling.{{cite web|title=Alloa add Weatherston|url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/alloa-add-weatherston/|publisher=Scottish Professional Football League|date=30 May 2014|accessdate=20 October 2014}}
=Verdal=
On 12 September 2016, the last day of the transfer window, Verdal confirmed the signing of Weatherston, after attempts from the player to be contracted by Norwegian 1st Division side Levanger had failed.{{cite web|title=Skotsk toppspiss klar for Verdal|url=http://www.innherred.no/sport/2016/09/12/Deadline-day-Skotsk-toppspiss-klar-for-Verdal-13318949.ece|publisher=Innherred|date=12 September 2013|accessdate=12 September 2016}}
Career Statistics
=Club=
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Challenge Cup !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Queen's Park
|rowspan="4"|Scottish Third Division |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2004-05
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2005-06
|33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9 | |
| 2006-07
|37 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 18 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!80 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 27 | |
| rowspan="3"|St Johnstone
|rowspan="2"|Scottish First Division |27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2008-09
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Queen of the South
|rowspan="3"|Scottish First Division |20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2009-10
|30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 10 | |
| 2010-11
|29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 7 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!79 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 95 | 21 | |
| rowspan="3"|Falkirk
|rowspan="2"|Scottish First Division |27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2012-13
|24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!51 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 9 | |
| rowspan="1"|Stirling Albion
|rowspan="1"|Scottish League Two |29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |
| rowspan="1"|Alloa Athletic
|rowspan="1"|Scottish Championship |2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Brechin City
|rowspan="1"|Scottish League One |16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!285 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 330 | 67 |
Honours
Falkirk
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17558271
|title=Falkirk 1-0 Hamilton Accies
|publisher=BBC
|date=1 April 2012 |accessdate=1 April 2021}}
Sporting Family
Weatherston is the cousin of professional golfer Martin Laird.{{cite web|title=Alba Cup Final: Queens ace David Weatherston hoping for double glory with cousin Martin Laird|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/alba-cup-final-queens-ace-1099623|publisher=Daily Record|date=7 April 2011|accessdate=24 December 2013}}
Notes
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- [https://davidweatherstonfootball.com/ David Weatherston Football]
{{2006–07 PFA Scotland Third Division Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weatherston, David}}
Category:Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire
Category:Footballers from East Renfrewshire
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Queen's Park F.C. players
Category:St Johnstone F.C. players
Category:Queen of the South F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Stirling Albion F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Alloa Athletic F.C. players