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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. "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.