Desmond White (footballer)
Desmond White (28 September 1911 – 21 June 1985) was a Scottish amateur football goalkeeper who made over 100 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[2] He later served as chairman of Celtic.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Desmond White[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Cathcart, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 June 1985 (aged 73)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Crete | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1935 | Edinburgh City | 36 | (0) |
| 1935–1938 | Queen's Park | 105 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
White was the son of Celtic director Thomas White and was the father of Celtic director Chris White.[3][4] He served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and permanently lost the use of his right arm after an accident.[4][5] He died while on holiday in Crete in June 1985.[1][6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Edinburgh City | 1933–34[2] | Scottish Second Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 1934–35[2] | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Queen's Park | 1934–35[1] | Scottish First Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1935–36[1] | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37[1] | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38[1] | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Total | 105 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 156 | 0 | ||
- 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup
- Appearance in Glasgow Cup
- 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
References
- "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- Wilson, Brian (14 September 2017). Celtic: The Official History. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857909312.
- "Desmond White – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- Reynolds, Jim (22 June 1985). "Football loses a courageous leader". The Glasgow Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- Petrie, Gordon; MacDermid, Alan (22 June 1985). "Desmond White dies on Crete holiday". The Glasgow Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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