| Jock White | |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Coatbridge, Scotland |
| Years1: | ????–1920 |
| Years2: | 1920–1922 |
| Years3: | 1922–1927 |
| Years4: | 1927–1930 |
| Years5: | 1930–1934 |
| Years6: | 1934–1935 |
| Clubs1: | Bedlay Juniors |
| Clubs6: | Margate |
| Caps2: | 66 |
| Caps3: | 163 |
| Caps4: | 102 |
| Caps5: | 121 |
| Goals2: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 99 |
| Goals4: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 55 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1922–1923 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1923–1926[1] |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
John White (27 August 1897 – 11 February 1986) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. He played for Albion Rovers and Heart of Midlothian (two spells) in his native country, and Leeds United in England.[2] [3] While at Hearts, in 1926 he achieved the highly unusual feat of scoring four goals in three successive matches.[4] [5]
He also gained two caps for the Scotland national team,[6] and is the only Albion Rovers player ever to be capped while on the club's books.[7] [8] [9]
Born in Coatbridge, Jock White was one of four brothers who played top-class football[4] [10] — Willie was a goalkeeper with Hamilton Academical, Hearts and Southampton, Tom a winger who played with Hearts[11] and Alloa Athletic, and Jimmy aka 'Tec' a forward with Albion Rovers (playing alongside Jock in the 1920 Scottish Cup Final which Albion lost to Kilmarnock),[12] [13] Motherwell and in the United States.[14] All four brothers played together for Hearts in the Lord Provost's Rent Relief Cup final of 1923 which their side won through two goals from Jock.[15]
He was also the brother-in-law of Andrew Anderson, a team-mate at Hearts for four seasons.[2]