Personal information | |||
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Full name | Harold Barns White | ||
Date of birth | (1901-01-15)15 January 1901 | ||
Place of birth | Manor Park, Essex, England | ||
Date of death | 1983 (aged 81–82) | ||
Position(s) | Left-half, centre-forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–1921 | Leigh Ramblers | ||
1921–1923 | Southend United | 4 | (0) |
1925–? | Grays Thurrock United | ||
Managerial career | |||
1929–? | Grays Thurrock United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harold Barns White (15 January 1901 – 1983) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Southend United. He played mainly at left-half, but also appeared as a centre-forward.
Born in Manor Park, London, White played cricket and football in Leigh-on-Sea, the latter with Southend and District League club Leigh Ramblers, where he scored 50 goals during the 1920–21 season.
White joined Southend United for the 1921–22 season. He made four appearances in the Third Division South in his two seasons with the club. He joined Grays Thurrock United in 1925. He was appointed as Grays Thurrock manager in June 1929.
Notes
- ^ Joyce, 2012, gives his name as J. Harold White, born in Leyton. Mason, 1993, also gives his birthplace as Leyton.
References
- Harry White at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- Mason, Peter (1993). Southend United – The Official History of: The Blues. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427209.
- "F.A. Summer Meeting". Athletic News. 27 June 1921. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
The United have also secured H. White, a centre-forward, who scored 50 goals last season for Leigh Ramblers (Leigh-on-Sea)
- "Grays Thurrock United". Chelmsford Chronicle. 21 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 19 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
The following players have been engaged:— Half-backs.—H. White (late Southend Un.
- "Sporting Notes & News". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 14 June 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 6 May 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Harold White, well-known Leigh-on-Sea cricketer, and who had played at half-back for Southend United, has been appointed manager of Gray's Thurrock United F.C.
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