Jimmy White was an Irish

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who played as a forward during the 1920s and 1930s.

Bohemians

White was a number 9 during this era in the

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and spent most of his career with Bohemians whom he joined in 1923. Jimmy made his way up from Bohs "C" team to make his debut in August 1926 against Fordsons. True to form, it was a scoring debut as he netted in a 2–1 win for Bohs. He was part of the All-Conquering Bohemian team of 1927–28 who won every trophy on offer that season -

, FAI Cup,

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and Leinster Senior Cup. He scored 11 goals in 15 league games that season and a total of 24 strikes in 29 appearances in all competitions. Jimmy also scored in that season's FAI Cup Final on St. Patrick's Day as Bohs beat Drumcondra 2–1 at

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. In 1931–32 season, White was given the honour of club captain. Jimmy scored 69 goals in 157 competitive appearances for Bohs and is currently fifth on their all-time FAI Cup goalscoring list with 13 goals in that competition. After he retired from football, he stayed involved with Bohs and served on their Management Committee from 1945 to 1948, 1949–60, 1961–64 and had a spell as Assistant Honorary Treasurer from 1964 to 1969.

International career

White won full international caps for

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and scored twice in their win against

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in February 1928. This side also included Bohemian colleague Harry Cannon, Jack McCarthy and Jeremiah Robinson. International stats
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Honours

Bohemians *

: 1927–28, 1929–30 * FAI Cup: 1928 *

: 1928, 1929

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Jimmy Year of birth missing Year of death missing Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Irish Free State men's association footballers Men's association football forwards Irish Free State men's international footballers League of Ireland players Bohemian F.C. players