Vincent White (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vincent Harold White | ||
Date of birth | 22 October 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
Date of death | 27 August 1972 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Southampton, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Erdington | ||
– | Wednesbury Old Athletic | ||
1921–1923 | Birmingham | 2 | (0) |
– | Ellesmere Port | ||
– | Redditch Town | ||
1923–1925 | Watford | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vincent Harold White (22 October 1897 – 27 August 1972) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Watford.[1]
White was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. He played local football before the First World War, represented his 24th London Regiment battalion team during it, and afterwards joined Wednesbury Old Athletic.[2] A defensive wing half whose strength was his tackling, White signed for Birmingham in 1921.[3] He made his debut in the First Division on 8 April 1922, deputising for Percy Barton in a 2–1 defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur, and played in the next game, but lost his place once Barton was available for selection again.[4] He spent time at non-league clubs Ellesmere Port and Redditch Town before joining Watford,[1] for whom he played seven Third Division South matches in the first of two seasons with the club.[2] White died in Southampton in 1972 at the age of 74.[2]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c "Players: W" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2015. Trefor Jones. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, p. 164.
- 1897 births
- 1972 deaths
- Sportspeople from Walsall
- English footballers
- Association football wing halves
- Wednesbury Old Athletic F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Ellesmere Port Town F.C. players
- Redditch United F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs