| Desmond White | |
| Fullname: | Desmond White |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Cathcart, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Crete |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1933–1935 |
| Clubs1: | Edinburgh City |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1935–1938 |
| Clubs2: | Queen's Park |
| Caps2: | 105 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
Desmond White (28 September 1911 – 21 June 1985) was a Scottish amateur footballer who made over 100 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a goalkeeper.[1] He later served as chairman of Celtic.[2]
White was the son of Celtic director Thomas White and was the father of Celtic director Chris White.[3] He served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and permanently lost the use of his right arm after an accident.[4] He died while on holiday in Crete in June 1985.[5] [6]
| Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Edinburgh City | 1933–34 | Scottish Second Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1934–35 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Queen's Park | 1934–35 | Scottish First Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1935–36 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[7] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 1936–37 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[8] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 1937–38 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[9] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| Total | 105 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 118 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 141 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 156 | 0 | |||