Desmond White (footballer)

Desmond White
Personal information
Full name Desmond White[1]
Date of birth 28 September 1911
Place of birth Cathcart, Scotland
Date of death 21 June 1985(1985-06-21) (aged 73)[1]
Place of death Crete
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1935 Edinburgh City 36 (0)
1935–1938 Queen's Park 105 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Desmond White (28 September 1911 – 21 June 1985) was a Scottish amateur footballer who made over 100 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a goalkeeper.[2] He later served as chairman of Celtic.[3]

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 0 37 0
1936–37[1] 30 0 2 0 1[b] 0 33 0
1937–38[1] 33 0 3 0 3[c] 0 39 0
Total 105 0 7 0 6 0 118 0
Career total 141 0 9 0 6 0 156 0
  1. ^ 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Glasgow Cup
  3. ^ 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ a b Wilson, Brian (14 September 2017). Celtic: The Official History. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857909312.
  4. ^ a b "Desmond White – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Jim (22 June 1985). "Football loses a courageous leader". The Glasgow Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ 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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