| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John White | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 February 1986 (aged 88) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1920 | Bedlay Juniors | ||
| 1920–1922 | Albion Rovers | 66 | (29) |
| 1922–1927 | Heart of Midlothian | 163 | (99) |
| 1927–1930 | Leeds United | 102 | (36) |
| 1930–1934 | Heart of Midlothian | 121 | (55) |
| 1934–1935 | Margate | ||
| International career | |||
| 1922–1923 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| 1923–1926[1] | Scottish League XI | 4 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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][7] and is the only Albion Rovers player ever to be capped while on the club's books.[8][9][10]
Born in Coatbridge, Jock White was one of four brothers who played top-class football[4][11] — Willie was a goalkeeper with Hamilton Academical, Hearts and Southampton, Tom a winger who played with Hearts[12] 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),[13][14] Motherwell and in the United States.[15] 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.[16]
He was also the brother-in-law of Andrew Anderson, a team-mate at Hearts for four seasons.[2]