- Birthdate: 18 August 1931
- Birthplace: Scunthorpe, England
- Date of death: 15 June 2002
- Other clubs: Brumby Amateurs (1947-48), Scunthorpe Sports Club (1948-49), Scunthorpe United (1949-55), Doncaster Rovers (1962-64), Kettering Town (1964-66)
- Signed from: Scunthorpe United
- Signed for LFC: £8,000, 10.11.1955
- Liverpool debut: 10.03.1956
- Last appearance: 27.01.1962
- Debut goal: 08.01.1958
- Last goal: 08.01.1958
- Contract expiry: 29.05.1962
- Win ratio: 53.46% W:116 D:41 L:60
- Honours: Second Division 1961/62
- League games / goals: 203 / 0
- Total games / goals: 217 / 1
Player Profile
Scunthorpe-born White arrived at Anfield in November 1955 after having played 133 League matches for his hometown club. Liverpool manager Don Welsh and two club directors arrived in Scunthorpe on 10 November 1955 and took manager Bill Corkhill away from a snooker game, and offered him £8,000 for White, the biggest fee in the club’s history, on the spot. White replaced regular centre-half Laurie Hughes at Barnsley on 10 March 1956 and made a further seven appearances for Liverpool before the end of that season. But Hughes missed only one League match in 1956/57 so it wasn't until the following season that White became a regular in the side. He only missed two matches over the next four League seasons. Ron Yeats arrived in 1961 and took over as captain from White, who had only been leading Liverpool out for one season. That effectively ended White's career as a Liverpool player although he still managed to make further 25 appearances as right-back before leaving Liverpool as second division champion.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
11 |
990 |
Bristol Rovers |
10 |
900 |
Swansea City |
10 |
900 |
Leyton Orient |
9 |
810 |
Huddersfield Town |
9 |
810 |
Sunderland |
9 |
810 |
Stoke City |
9 |
810 |
Scunthorpe United |
9 |
810 |
Middlesbrough |
9 |
810 |
Derby |
8 |
720 |
Sheffield United |
8 |
720 |
Ipswich Town |
8 |
720 |
Charlton Athletic |
8 |
720 |
Rotherham United |
8 |
720 |
Lincoln City |
7 |
630 |
Bristol City |
6 |
540 |
Cardiff City |
6 |
540 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
6 |
540 |
Fulham |
6 |
540 |
Barnsley |
5 |
450 |
Luton Town |
5 |
450 |
Plymouth Argyle |
4 |
360 |
Portsmouth |
4 |
360 |
Blackburn Rovers |
4 |
360 |
Doncaster Rovers |
4 |
360 |
Leeds United |
4 |
360 |
Southampton |
4 |
360 |
Grimsby Town |
3 |
270 |
Notts County |
3 |
270 |
Norwich City |
2 |
180 |
West Ham United |
2 |
180 |
Southend |
2 |
180 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
2 |
180 |
Newcastle United |
2 |
180 |
Aston Villa |
2 |
180 |
Hull City |
1 |
90 |
Bury |
1 |
90 |
Walsall |
1 |
90 |
Preston North End |
1 |
90 |
Oldham Athletic |
1 |
90 |
Manchester United |
1 |
90 |
Northampton Town |
1 |
90 |
Leicester City |
1 |
90 |
Coventry City |
1 |
90 |
Worcester City |
Total |
Venue |
110 |
Away |
107 |
Home |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
10.03.1956 |
Barnsley |
Oakwell |
League |
50 |
05.03.1958 |
Derby |
Anfield |
League |
100 |
18.04.1959 |
Ipswich Town |
Anfield |
League |
150 |
03.09.1960 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Anfield |
League |
200 |
20.09.1961 |
Newcastle United |
St James' Park |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
79 |
08.01.1958 |
Southend |
Roots Hall |
FA Cup |
Scrapbook
1958
Dick White and Ronnie Moran - Football Monthly
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Brumby Amateurs |
1947-1948 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Scunthorpe Sports Club |
1948-1949 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Scunthorpe United |
1950-1951 |
England Third Division North |
9 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
Scunthorpe United |
1951-1952 |
England Third Division North |
19 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
Scunthorpe United |
1952-1953 |
England Third Division North |
11 |
6 |
14 |
7 |
Scunthorpe United |
1953-1954 |
England Third Division North |
30 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
Scunthorpe United |
1954-1955 |
England Third Division North |
46 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
Scunthorpe United |
1955-1956 |
England Third Division North |
18 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
Doncaster Rovers |
1962-1963 |
England Fourth Division |
40 |
0 |
44 |
0 |
Doncaster Rovers |
1963-1964 |
England Fourth Division |
43 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
Kettering Town |
1964-1966 |
Southern League 1 |
55 |
2 |
55 |
2 |
Total |
271 |
9 |
292 |
10 |