Herbert White (footballer)

Herbert White (6 June 1907 – 8 April 1944) was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Herbert White
Personal information
Full name Herbert White
Date of birth (1907-06-06)6 June 1907
Date of death 8 April 1944(1944-04-08) (aged 36)
Original team(s) Northcote (VFA)[1]
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926–1929 Melbourne 67 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football

In 1926, he became one of the club's premiership players, under the auspices of captain-coach Albert Chadwick.

White made his debut against St Kilda in Round 1 of the 1926 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

He has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 439, based on the order of his debut for the club.[2]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. "Heritage Numbers – 0 – 500". Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
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