Jock White Explained

Jock White
Birth Date:27 August 1897
Birth Place:Coatbridge, Scotland
Years1:????–1920
Years2:1920–1922
Years3:1922–1927
Years4:1927–1930
Years5:1930–1934
Years6:1934–1935
Clubs1:Bedlay Juniors
Clubs6:Margate
Caps2:66
Caps3:163
Caps4:102
Caps5:121
Goals2:29
Goals3:99
Goals4:36
Goals5:55
Nationalyears1:1922–1923
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1923–1926[1]
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:5

John White (27 August 1897 – 11 February 1986) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. He played for Albion Rovers and Heart of Midlothian (two spells) in his native country, and Leeds United in England.[2] [3] While at Hearts, in 1926 he achieved the highly unusual feat of scoring four goals in three successive matches.[4] [5]

He also gained two caps for the Scotland national team,[6] and is the only Albion Rovers player ever to be capped while on the club's books.[7] [8] [9]

Personal life

Born in Coatbridge, Jock White was one of four brothers who played top-class football[4] [10]Willie was a goalkeeper with Hamilton Academical, Hearts and Southampton, Tom a winger who played with Hearts[11] and Alloa Athletic, and Jimmy aka 'Tec' a forward with Albion Rovers (playing alongside Jock in the 1920 Scottish Cup Final which Albion lost to Kilmarnock),[12] [13] Motherwell and in the United States.[14] All four brothers played together for Hearts in the Lord Provost's Rent Relief Cup final of 1923 which their side won through two goals from Jock.[15]

He was also the brother-in-law of Andrew Anderson, a team-mate at Hearts for four seasons.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/johnwhite.html (SFL player) John White
  2. http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/W/WhiteJ.php John White
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players
  4. https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/more/club/Hall-of-fame Hall of Fame | Jock White (2018)
  5. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/whitejohn.html (Hearts player) John White
  6. https://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/johnwhite.html (Scotland player) Jock White
  7. http://www.soccerbase.com/team_records.sd?teamid=90 Soccerbase
  8. https://albionroversfc.co.uk/history/ History
  9. https://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/clubs/albionrovers.html Scotland Football Records Clubs played for Albion Rovers
  10. Book: The Alphabet of the Saints. Holley . Duncan . Chalk. Gary. ACL & Polar Publishing . 1992. 0-9514862-3-3. 361.
  11. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/whitetom.html Tom White
  12. News: Kilmarnock, 3; Albion Rovers, 2. Scottish Cup–Final Tie . The Herald. Glasgow . 19 April 1920 . 13. 12 October 2018.
  13. http://www.tellhimhespele.com/is-it-really-so-strange/ Is It Really So Strange?
  14. http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/w/jimmy-white/ Jimmy White
  15. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/192305151.html Tue 15 May 1923 Hearts 2 Hibernian 1