[2] Despite this, after a glowing scouting report White was asked for a trial with fellow First Division club Everton,[3] for whom he duly signed in May 1935.
[2] White finally made his Football League debut for Sheffield United in 1947, ten years after he signed for the club,[6] briefly establishing himself as first-choice goalkeeper, making 44 appearances for the Blades in the First and Second divisions.
White lost his place in the first half of the 1949–50 season, and was transfer-listed at his own request in February 1950,[7] moving to Lincoln City for £200 in June 1950.
[6] In August 1951 White moved into non-league football with Gainsborough Trinity,[1][8] where he remained for a season before being forced to retire through injury.
[9] Following his retirement from playing in 1952, White became a salesman in the building trade while working part-time as part of Sheffield United's backroom staff.