Herbert White (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Herbert White | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 1907 | ||
Date of death | 8 April 1944 | (aged 36)||
Original team(s) | Northcote (VFA)[1] | ||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1926–1929 | Melbourne | 67 (27) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Herbert White (6 June 1907 – 8 April 1944) was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Football[]
In 1926, he became one of the club's premiership players, under the auspices of captain-coach Albert Chadwick.
White made his debut against St Kilda in Round 1 of the 1926 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
He has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 439, based on the order of his debut for the club.[2]
See also[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "Heritage Numbers – 0 – 500". Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Herbert White (footballer). |
- Herbert White's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Herbert White at AustralianFootball.com
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1944 deaths
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Northcote Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Melbourne Football Club Premiership players
- One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1907 birth stubs