Walter White
Personal information
Full name Walter White[1]
Date of birth (1882-05-15)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]
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[4]
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][5][6] He won two caps for Scotland at international level.[7]

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][8]

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[5] First Division 18 3 2 1 20 4
1909–10[5] 23 6 7 2 30 8
1910–11[5] 2 1 — 2 1
Total 43 10 9 3 52 13
Fulham 1914–15[9] Second Division 33 4 2 0 35 4
Career total 76 14 11 3 87 17

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Walter White on Lives of the First World War
  4. ↑ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Fulham". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Profile". Everton F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Overall Appearances/Goals Record – W". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 285.
  8. ↑ "Walter White | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Fulham Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "White Walter "Wattie" Image 1 Fulham 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.


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