Desmond White (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Desmond White[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Cathcart, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 21 June 1985[1] | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Crete | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1933–1935 | Edinburgh City | 36 | (0) |
1935–1938 | Queen's Park | 105 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Desmond White (28 September 1911 – 21 June 1985) was a Scottish amateur football goalkeeper who made over 100 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[2] He later served as chairman of Celtic.[3]
Personal life
White was the son of Celtic director Thomas White and was the father of Celtic director Chris White.[3][4] He served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and permanently lost the use of his right arm.[4][5] He died while on holiday in Crete in June 1985.[1][6]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Edinburgh City | 1933–34[2] | Scottish League Second Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
1934–35[2] | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
Queen's Park | 1934–35[1] | Scottish League First Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
1935–36[1] | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
1936–37[1] | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
1937–38[1] | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Total | 105 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ||
Career total | 141 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 156 | 0 |
- ^ 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup.
- ^ Appearance in Glasgow Cup.
- ^ 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b Wilson, Brian (14 September 2017). Celtic: The Official History. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857909312.
- ^ a b "Desmond White – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Reynolds, Jim (22 June 1985). "Football loses a courageous leader". The Glasgow Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ Petrie, Gordon; MacDermid, Alan (22 June 1985). "Desmond White dies on Crete holiday". The Glasgow Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- 1911 births
- 1985 deaths
- Scotland amateur international footballers
- Celtic F.C. directors and chairmen
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- British military personnel of World War II
- Edinburgh City F.C. (1928) players
- Scottish football goalkeeper stubs