David White (Scottish footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David White | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1933[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Wishaw, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1966 | Clyde[2] | 223 | (42) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1966–1967 | Clyde | ||
| 1967–1969 | Rangers | ||
| 1972–1977 | Dundee | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David White (23 August 1933 - 17 July 2013) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as a wing half for Clyde for his whole career, before managing Clyde, Rangers and Dundee.
Career
After a year managing the Bully Wee, he was appointed as assistant to Scot Symon at Rangers in 1967. Symon resigned just five weeks later and White was appointed manager on 1 November. His reign was generally unsuccessful and he was the only Rangers manager not to win any major honours until Paul Le Guen (July 2006-Jan 2007). With Rangers' high expectations and the success at Celtic under Jock Stein, the pressure built on White and after a Cup Winners Cup exit to Polish team Górnik Zabrze in 1969 he was sacked as manager. He was the first Rangers manager never to win a trophy.[3]
He later went on to manage Dundee and guided them to a Scottish League Cup triumph in 1973-74.[4] Somewhat ironically the victory in the cup final came against Celtic, the team who had caused him so many problems at Rangers.[4] His success didn't last however, and Dundee were relegated at the end of the inaugural Scottish Premier Division season in 1976.[4] White lasted one more year before retiring after failing to get the side promoted.[4]
White died in July 2013, aged 79.[5]
References
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- ↑ David White career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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