Tom White | |
Fullname: | Thomas White |
Birth Date: | 1 August 1893 |
Birth Place: | Prescot, England |
Death Date: | ≤25 February 1927 (aged 33) |
Death Place: | St. Helens, England |
Club1: | St. Helens |
Year1start: | 1913 |
Year1end: | 20 |
Appearances1: | 48 |
Tries1: | 10 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 30 |
New: | yes |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 8 Sep 2020 |
Thomas White (1 August 1893 – 1927) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at club level for St. Helens (Heritage No. 228), as a, or, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 6, or 7.[1]
Tom White was born in Prescot, Lancashire, England, he was the manager of the St. Helens branch of Messrs. W & T Avery Ltd.'s Weights and Measures, he died aged 33 at home on Crab Street, St. Helens of a heart attack following an attempt to kick start his motorbike outside W & T Avery Ltd. on Claughton Street, St. Helens, Lancashire, England.
Tom White played left-, i.e. number 4, in St. Helens' 3-37 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1915 Challenge Cup Final during the 1914–15 season at Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 1 May 1915, in front of a crowd of 8,000.