[1][3] Tom White was born in Bath, Somerset, England, and he served with the Manchester Regiment during World War I.
He was a non-playing reserve-to-travel for England (RU) against Ireland in the 1904 Home Nations Championship match at Rectory Field, Blackheath, London on Saturday 13 February 1904.
Tom White played in Oldham's victory in the Championship during the 1904–05 season,[5] and played scrum-half and scored two tries in the 20–7 victory over Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1910–11 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 6 May 1911, in front of a crowd of 15,543.
[6] White played right wing in Oldham's 3–17 defeat by Warrington in the 1907 Championship Final during the 1906–07 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 27 April 1907, in front of a crowd of 18,500.
[7] White played stand-off in Oldham's 16–9 victory over Broughton Rangers in the 1907–08 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 30 November 1907,[8] played stand-off in the 9–10 defeat by Wigan in the 1908–09 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 19 December 1908,[9][10] played stand-off in the 4–3 victory over Swinton in the 1910–11 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 3 December 1910,[6] and played stand-off in the 5–0 victory over Wigan in the 1913–14 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 6 December 1913.