Desmond White (footballer)

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]

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)
* 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
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[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. 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. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. Wilson, Brian (14 September 2017). Celtic: The Official History. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857909312.
  4. "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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