Vincent White (footballer)
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Playing 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- "Players: W" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2015. Trefor Jones. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2015. 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.