He signed as an apprentice on his eighteenth birthday,[2] and was a member of City's "golden generation" that won the FA Youth Cup in 1986.
He was also the scorer of City's first Premier League goal, finding the net in the 37th minute at home to Queen's Park Rangers in a 1–1 draw.
[5] At Bramall Lane, White showed flashes of his old self, that had made him a star at Manchester City a few years before, but he was still bothered by injuries.
He continued to suffer problems with his arthritic right ankle, making his final appearance in a League Cup match against Wrexham in 1997, before having to admit defeat and retire from the game.
He made his full international debut in a friendly against Spain, but missed a chance to score early on and lost confidence.
[6] In November 2016, White revealed that he had been a victim of sexual abuse by football coach Barry Bennell in the late 1970s and early 1980s, while playing for Whitehill F.C.