Tom White (footballer, born 1997)

Thomas Alan White (born 9 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hartlepool United on loan from Blackburn Rovers.

Tom White

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Alan White[1]
Date of birth	9 May 1997
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hartlepool United (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
Number	19
Youth career
	Carlisle United
2015–2017	Gateshead
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Gateshead	44	(3)
2017	→ Spennymoor Town (loan)
2017	→ West Auckland Town (loan)
2017	→ Ashington (loan)
2018	→ Scarborough Athletic (loan)
2019–	Blackburn Rovers	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Barrow (loan)	18	(2)
2020–2021	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	9	(0)
2021–	→ Hartlepool United (loan)	1	(0)
National team
2019	England C	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Gateshead

After playing for a boys clubs with future Blackburn teammate Adam Armstrong and youth football for Carlisle United, he signed for Gateshead at the age of 18.[2] His time with Gateshead was hindered by injury, and in 2016 the club initially withdrew their offer of a professional contract due to his injuries.[3] He remained with the club to use their training facilities as he recovered,[3] and he also spent loan spells at Spennymoor Town (signing for them in January 2017[4]), West Auckland Town (signing for them in September 2017[5]), Ashington (signing for them in November 2017[6]) and Scarborough Athletic (signing for them in January 2018[5]). During this time he relied on borrowing money from his parents for petrol so he could get to training.[3] The 2018–19 season was a "breakthrough" for him at the club as he made 43 league appearances for them that season.[3]

Blackburn Rovers

He signed a two-year contract with Blackburn Rovers in July 2019.[7][8][9] At Blackburn he initially played with the under-23 team,[3] before moving on loan to Barrow in November 2019.[10][11][12] In January 2020 he extended the loan until the end of the season,[13] and later that month recovered from a chest infection.[14] The loan deal had ended by 22 April 2020.[15]

On 28 July 2020 he moved on loan to Bolton Wanderers for the 2019–20 season.[16] His debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 1–2 home defeat against Bradford in the first round of the EFL Cup.[17] His league debut came on 12 September in Bolton's first league match of the season, a 1-0 home defeat against Forest Green Rovers.[18] On 2 February 2021, his loan spell came to an end and he returned to Blackburn.[19] On 5 February 2021, White signed for National League side Hartlepool United on a short-term loan deal.[20]

International career

White earned two caps with England C during the 2018–19 season.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 February 2021[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gateshead	2016–17	National League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2018–19		43	3	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	3
	Total		44	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	47	3
Blackburn Rovers	2019–20	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barrow (loan)	2019–20	National League	18	2	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	21	2
Bolton Wanderers (loan)	2020–21	League Two	9	0	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	14	0
Hartlepool United (loan)	2020–21	National League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Career total			72	5	3	0	1	0	7	0	83	5

1. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Barrow

• National League: 2019–20[16]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 10. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
2. "Tom White - Midfielder - Profiles - Blackburn Rovers". www.rovers.co.uk.
3. "White has the drive to push for first-team spot after long road back". Lancashire Telegraph.
4. "Moors swoop to loan Heed midfielder". Spennymoor Town FC. 20 January 2017.
5. "Midfielder Tom White joins on loan for a month". scarboroughathletic.com.
6. FC, Gateshead (17 November 2017). "LATEST NEWS: Midfielder Tom White is set to join Northern League Division One side Ashington on a month long loan".
7. "Tom White: Blackburn Rovers sign Gateshead midfielder on two-year deal". 9 July 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
8. "Gateshead midfielder White makes Blackburn move | Non League Daily".
9. "Former Scarborough Athletic midfielder Tom White signs for Blackburn Rovers". www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk.
10. "White makes Barrow switch". www.rovers.co.uk.
11. "Barrow bag Blackburn midfielder White on loan | Non League Daily".
12. "White back on track since signing for Barrow AFC". The Mail.
13. "White extends loan at Barrow". www.rovers.co.uk.
14. "AFC midfielder White breathing easier after infection". The Mail.
15. "Rovers duo thank Barrow as promotion dream hangs in the balance". Lancashire Telegraph.
16. "Tom White: Bolton Wanderers sign Blackburn Rovers midfielder on loan". 28 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
17. "Report: Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Bradford City". www.bwfc.co.uk.
18. "Report: Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Forest Green Rovers". www.bwfc.co.uk.
19. "White returns to Rovers". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
20. "POOLS SIGN TOM WHITE ON LOAN". Hartlepool United FC Official Site. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
21. Tom White at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.