Walter White (Scottish footballer)

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Walter White
Personal information
Full name Walter White[1]
Date of birth 15 May 1882
Place of birth Hurlford, Scotland
Date of death 8 July 1950(1950-07-08) (aged 68)[2]
Place of death Fulham, England[3]
Position(s) Inside forward, left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1899–1900 Hurlford Britannia
1900–1901 Portland Thistle
1901–1902 Hurlford Thistle
1902–1908 Bolton Wanderers 196 (88)
1908–1910 Everton 43 (10)
1910–1923 Fulham 191 (16)
International career
1907–1908 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter White (15 May 1882 – 8 July 1950) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Fulham and Everton.[1][4][5] He won two caps for Scotland at international level.[6]

Personal life

White was married with three children.[3] He served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and was gassed in 1918.[3][7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 1908–09[4] First Division 18 3 2 1 20 4
1909–10[4] 23 6 7 2 30 8
1910–11[4] 2 1 — 2 1
Total 43 10 9 3 52 13
Fulham 1914–15[8] Second Division 33 4 2 0 35 4
Career total 76 14 11 3 87 17

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 308. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ a b c Walter White on Lives of the First World War
  4. ^ a b c d "Profile". Everton F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Overall Appearances/Goals Record – W". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 285.
  7. ^ "Walter White | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Fulham Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  9. ^ "White Walter "Wattie" Image 1 Fulham 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

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