Frank Robert Henry White (14 April 1911 – 1985) was an English professional

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who played as a winger. He played nearly 150 First Division games for

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, and also played in

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for

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

. White was born in

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. He was a prolific goalscorer in junior football before signing for Birmingham on the recommendation of Harry Hibbs. He was pacy with good

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and shooting skills, and performed better once moved from the left side, where he had initially been employed as the replacement for Ernie Curtis, to his preferred position of outside-right. His last two seasons at Birmingham were disrupted by injury. Over his career at Birmingham he scored at a rate of a goal every three games. In December 1938 he moved to

; he scored ten league goals in the half-season remaining but then the Second World War put paid to his professional career. He made guest appearances for several clubs during the war and afterwards played for

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. He later coached his former club Tamworth. He died in 1985 aged 74.

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* * * 1911 births 1985 deaths Footballers from Tamworth, Staffordshire English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Tamworth F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Redditch United F.C. players Date of death missing Place of death missing {{England-footy-forward-1910s-stub