Tec White
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James White | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | August 1983 | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Playing position | Inside Left / Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1922 | Albion Rovers | ||
| 1923–1924 | Maidstone United | ||
| 1924–1925 | Motherwell | ||
| 1925–1930 | Fall River Marksmen | 243 | (111) |
| 1931 | → New York Yankees | 17 | (4) |
| 1931–1932 | → New Bedford Whalers | 21 | (9) |
| 1932–1934 | New York Brookhattan | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James White (21 August 1899 – August 1983), also known as Jimmy White or Tec White, is a former Scottish footballer who spent most of his career playing for Fall River Marksmen in the American Soccer League. He was born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
In 1920, White signed with Albion Rovers of the Scottish League. He helped Albion reach the final of the 1920 Scottish Cup where they lost to Kilmarnock. He spent two season with Albion before joining Maidstone United of the English Southern League in 1923. After one season with Maidstone, White transferred to Motherwell.
White was one of several players who were recruited from the Scottish League by Sam Mark to play for Fall River Marksmen. Others included Tommy Martin, also from Motherwell, Charlie McGill from Third Lanark and wing-half Bill McPherson from Beith. These players would become the backbone of the a very successful Marksmen team during the 1920s and early 1930s. In later seasons his team mates also included, among others, Billy Gonsalves, Bert Patenaude, Werner Nilsen and Alex McNab.
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