Noel White BEM (16 December 1929 – 30 June 2019)[1] was a businessman, football club chairman, director and administrator from the North West of England.

[citation needed] Following the sale of White and Swales, Noel moved on to run and own the Bowdon Hotel in Altrincham.

[18] In October 2006, White gave an anonymous interview to the Daily Mirror in which he accused manager Rafael Benítez of spending money the club could not afford, and said that it was time for the board to review taking control.

[21] During his chairmanship of Liverpool F.C, Noel White, along with Martin Edwards, David Dein, Irving Scholar and Philip Carter became one of the five founding architects of the F.A.

Premier League, the architects were presented with a framed testimonial containing the crests of the forty-five clubs that have played in the competition since its inception in 1992.

[23] White was instrumental in helping introduce automatic promotion and relegation with the Football League a decade later.

[3] White was appointed vice-chairman of the UEFA National Team Committee in 2002 and served for 4 years in that position.

[27] In June 2013, Noel White was awarded a British Empire Medal for services to football as part of the Queen's birthday honours list.