John White (footballer, born 1937)

John White
Personal information
Full name John Anderson White[1]
Date of birth (1937-04-28)28 April 1937
Place of birth Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Date of death 21 July 1964(1964-07-21) (aged 27)
Place of death Crews Hill, Middlesex, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1958 Alloa Athletic 68 (26)
1958–1959 Falkirk 30 (8)
1959–1964 Tottenham Hotspur 183 (40)
International career
1959[2] SFL trial v SFA 1 (3)
1959–1964 Scotland 22 (3)
1959[3] Scottish League XI 2 (2)
1959[4] Scotland U23 1 (0)
1962–1964[5] SFA trial v SFL 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Anderson White (28 April 1937 – 21 July 1964) was a Scottish international football midfielder and sometime inside right who played a significant role for Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) during their Double winning season in 1960–61. He had two brothers, Eddie and Tom, who were also professional footballers.[6] White was killed by a lightning strike at the age of 27.

  1. ^ "John White". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ The selectors still have problems, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
  3. ^ SFL player John Anderson White, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. ^ Scotland U23 player White, John, FitbaStats
  5. ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Julie Welch; Rob White (2011). The Ghost of White Hart Lane: In Search of My Father the Football Legend. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4070-9229-4.

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