Tom White (footballer, born 1896)

Tom White
Personal information
Date of birth September 1896
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Date of death

1960 (aged 63–64)

Place of death Wednesbury, England
Playing position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Notts County
1918–1921 Birmingham 15 (0)
1921–1922 Worksop Town
1922–1925 Newport County 44 (0)
1925–19?? Kidderminster Harriers

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


V. Thomas Wilson White (September 1896 – 1960) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Newport County.[1] He played as a full back.

White was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He joined Birmingham in March 1918,[2] and played a few games in the wartime leagues.[3] He made his debut in the Second Division on 26 October 1919, in a 1–0 defeat at home to West Ham United,[4] deputising for Billy Ball who had been injured playing for England in a Victory international.[5] White, described as a "slow, cumbersome defender who relied on the big clearance", lost any hope of a first-team place with the arrival of Jack Jones in the 1920 close season, and he left for Worksop Town in January 1921.[2][6] He contributed to their Midland League title in 1922,[7] and earned himself a return to the Football League with Newport County later that year.[2] White made 44 appearances in the Third Division South for Newport before finishing off his career with Kidderminster Harriers of the Birmingham & District League.[1]

White died in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, in 1960 aged about 63.

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. ↑ Matthews, pp. 234–35.
  4. ↑ Matthews, p. 162.
  5. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (21 March 2004). "England – War-Time/Victory Internationals – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  6. ↑ Matthews, p. 102.
  7. ↑ "Worksop Town". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
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