William White (13 October 1936 – 7 December 2000) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

Playing career

White joined

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ...

from the

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

based Clubmoor Boys' Club in 1954, going on to score four times in his nine league outings for the Clarets. His spell included six appearances during 1959–60, when Burnley were champions of the

Football League First Division The Football League First Division was the top division of the Football League in England from 1888 until the end of the 1991–92 season, when its teams broke away to form the Premier League. From 1992 to 2004, the name First Division was g ...

. In March 1961 he moved to

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...

, but four months later he switched to local rivals

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

. The following year he joined

Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of English football league system. They replaced Halifax Town, who went i ...

but he did not make any more appearances in

The Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

. After the end of his football career, White ran a newsagent shop in Liverpool with his wife Winifred. He died in

Ormskirk District General Hospital Ormskirk and District General Hospital is an acute hospital in Ormskirk, Lancashire. It is managed by the Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. History The hospital has its origins in the Ormskirk Union Workhouse Infirmary whic ...

in December 2000 after contracting

MRSA Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (MRSA) is a group of gram-positive bacteria that are genetically distinct from other strains of ''Staphylococcus aureus''. MRSA is responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. ...

. Burnley flew their flag at half-mast as a mark of respect following his death.

External links

Burnley career details

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Billy 1936 births 2000 deaths Footballers from Liverpool English Football League players English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Burnley F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Deaths from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 20th-century English sportsmen