[1] White was born in Walbottle and began his career with amateur side Prudhoe Celtic before joining Huddersfield Town in 1923.
[1] With White's career looking as if it would fade away he converted to an out and out striker and signed for Tranmere Rovers and scored 13 goals in 1925–26.
A poor 1926–27 saw him leave for non-league Yeovil & Petters United where he spent four years before returning to Football League action with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
White then joined Watford where he enjoyed the best spell of his career scoring an impressive 21 goals in 24 matches in two seasons.
He then joined Portsmouth where he failed to settle and ended his career at Carlisle United.