Scottish footballer
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] [7] and is the only Albion Rovers player ever to be capped while on the club's books.[8] [9] [10]
Personal life
Born in Coatbridge , Jock White was one of four brothers who played top-class football[4] [11] — Willie was a goalkeeper with Hamilton Academical , Hearts and Southampton , Tom a winger who played with Hearts[12] 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 ),[13] [14] Motherwell and in the United States.[15] 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.[16]
He was also the brother-in-law of Andrew Anderson , a team-mate at Hearts for four seasons.[2]
See also
References
^ (SFL player) John White , London Hearts Supporters Club
^ a b John White , Leeds United F.C. History
^ [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
^ a b Hall of Fame | Jock White (2018) , Heart of Midlothian FC
^ (Hearts player) John White , London Hearts Supporters Club
^ Jock White at the Scottish Football Association
^ (Scotland player) Jock White , London Hearts Supporters Club
^ Soccerbase
^ History , Albion Rovers FC
^ Scotland Football Records | Clubs played for | Albion Rovers , London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 21 February 2022
^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints . ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 361. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3 .
^ Tom White , London Hearts Supporters Club
^ "Kilmarnock, 3; Albion Rovers, 2. Scottish Cup–Final Tie" . The Herald . Glasgow. 19 April 1920. p. 13. Retrieved 12 October 2018 .
^ Is It Really So Strange? , Shaughan McGuigan, Tell Him He's Pele, 6 March 2014
^ Jimmy White , MotherWELLnet
^ Tue 15 May 1923 Hearts 2 Hibernian 1 , London Hearts Supporters' Club