Alex White (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex White | ||
Date of birth | 28 January 1916 | ||
Place of birth | Armadale, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 3 November 1995 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Armadale, Scotland[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Right Back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Westrigg United | |||
Bonnyrigg Rose | |||
1937 – 1948 | Chelsea F.C. | 18 | (0) |
1948 – 1950 | Swindon Town | 38 | (0) |
Southport | |||
Managerial career | |||
1953 | Uxbridge | ||
1954 | Eastbourne | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander White (28 January 1916 – 3 November 1995) was a Scottish professional football right back who played in the Football League for Chelsea,[2] and Swindon Town.[3]
Playing career
[edit]White was born in Armadale, Scotland. He started his football career with Westrigg United and Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. before signing for Chelsea in 1937.[4] He was 30 years old when he started his first team game against Leeds United on 14 September 1946 (Chelsea won 3–0). White made a further 18 appearances for Chelsea; his last game on 1 January 1948 was a draw with Blackburn Rovers.
In July 1948 he transferred to Swindon Town in the Third Division, making 38 appearances before joining Southport in July 1950.
Coaching career
[edit]White managed Uxbridge F.C. in London in 1953 before going to Eastbourne in 1954.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 1946-47 | First Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
1947-48 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
Swindon Town | 1948-49 | Third Division South | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
1949-50 | Third Division South | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Total | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Alex White". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Alex White". Chelsea Fan 12. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Alex White". Swindon Town F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ Winger (24 February 1954). "Eastbourne's New Coach". Eastbourne Gazette. p. 13.