Henry White (footballer, born 1895)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Henry White

| image = Henry White, Brentford FC footballer, 1919.jpg

| image_size = 100

| caption = White lining up for Brentford in 1919.

| fullname = Henry Albert White{{Cite book|title = Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939|last = Joyce|first = Michael|publisher = Tony Brown|year = 2012|isbn = 978-1905891610|location = Nottingham|page = 308}}

| birth_date = 8 August 1895

| birth_place = Watford, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1972|11|27|1895|8|8}}

| death_place = Barrow Gurney, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}

| position = Centre forward

| youthyears1 = 1913–1914

| youthclubs1 = Whamcliffe Athletic

| years1 = 1914–1919

| clubs1 = Brentford

| caps1 = 18

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 1919–1923

| clubs2 = Arsenal

| caps2 = 101

| goals2 = 40

| years3 = 1923–1925

| clubs3 = Blackpool

| caps3 = 70

| goals3 = 18

| years4 = 1925–1926

| clubs4 = Fulham

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1926–1927

| clubs5 = Walsall

| caps5 = 39

| goals5 = 29

| years6 = 1927–1929

| clubs6 = Nelson

| caps6 = 22

| goals6 = 15

| years7 = 1929

| clubs7 = Walsall

| caps7 = 5

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1929

| clubs8 = Stafford Rangers

| years9 = 1929–1930

| clubs9 = Thames

| years10 =

| clubs10 = Columbia

| caps10 =

| goals10 =

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Henry Albert White (8 August 1895 – 27 November 1972), sometimes known as Bert White,{{Cite web|url=http://vintagefootballers.com/product/white-bert-image-1-arsenal-1922/|title=White Bert Image 1 Arsenal 1922|website=Vintage Footballers|language=en-GB|access-date=24 December 2018}} was an English footballer.

Playing career

White was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, and first played for Brentford as an amateur,{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=362–365}} before World War I intervened.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wrightanddavis.co.uk/Norris/SL19B.html |title=[ROGER THIS FILE CARRIES STRAIGHT ON FROM SL19] |website=www.wrightanddavis.co.uk |access-date=14 October 2015}} White served as a private in the Royal Fusiliers and as a lance corporal in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps while continuing to be on Brentford's books.{{Cite book|title = Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City 03/11/15|publisher = Regal Sports Press|year = 2015|location = Milton Keynes|pages = 65}} He was discharged in February 1919 and returned to competitive football when he joined newly promoted Arsenal prior to the beginning of the 1919–20 season, making his debut in Arsenal's very first match after their promotion back to the First Division, against Newcastle United on 30 August 1919.{{Cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/harry-white |title=Harry White {{!}} Arsenal.com |website=www.arsenal.com |access-date=14 October 2015}}

White soon made a name for himself as a reasonably prolific striker, and he was Arsenal's top scorer in 1919–20 with fifteen league goals, as the Gunners finished 10th in their first season back at the top; he impressed enough to play in a trial for England, although ultimately he never won a cap. After a quiet season in 1920–21 (scoring just 10 times), White scored 19 goals the following season, making him again Arsenal's top scorer, even though the club's poor defence meant they only finished 17th. However, in 1922–23 he (and Arsenal) suffered a slump in form and after being replaced by converted full back Bob Turnbull in November 1922, he was sold to Blackpool in March 1923. In all he played 109 games for Arsenal, scoring 45 goals.

After leaving Arsenal, White embarked on a journeyman's career; as well as playing for Blackpool he went on to have spells at Fulham, Walsall (twice), Nelson, Stafford Rangers and Thames before retiring in 1930.{{Cite web|url=http://vintagefootballers.com/product/white-bert-image-1-arsenal-1922/|title=White Bert Image 1 Arsenal 1922|website=Vintage Footballers|language=en-GB|access-date=24 December 2018}} He was also a cricketer of some note, playing eight first-class matches for Warwickshire in 1923, though without success.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22910.html|title=Player profile: Henry White|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 May 2012}} He also played for his native Hertfordshire in the 1921 Minor Counties Championship.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33792/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Henry White|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 May 2012}} He died in 1972, aged 77.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22910.html|title=Player profile: Henry White|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 May 2012}}

Honours

Arsenal

London Challenge Cup (1): 1921–22
Southend Hospital Cup (2): 1920–21, 1921–22
Metropolitan Hospital Cup (1): 1920–21

Brentford

London Combination (1): 1918–19

External links

{{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/22910.html}}

References

{{cite book|last=Harris|first=Jeff|editor-last=Hogg|editor-first=Tony|title=Arsenal Who's Who|publisher=Independent UK Sports|year=1995|isbn=1-899429-03-4}}

Category:1895 births

Category:Footballers from Watford

Category:1972 deaths

Category:Military personnel from Hertfordshire

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Brentford F.C. players

Category:Arsenal F.C. players

Category:Blackpool F.C. players

Category:Fulham F.C. players

Category:Walsall F.C. players

Category:Nelson F.C. players