Herbert White (footballer)

Herbert James White (6 June 1907 – 8 April 1944) was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Herbert White
Personal information
Full name	Herbert James White
Date of birth	(1907-06-06)6 June 1907
Place of birth	Preston, Victoria
Date of death	8 April 1944(1944-04-08) (aged 36)[1]
Place of death	Prahran, Victoria
Original team(s)	Northcote (VFA)[2]
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1926–1929	Melbourne	67 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Career highlights
Melbourne premiership player 1926
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football

In 1926, he became one of the club's premiership players, under the auspices of captain-coach Albert Chadwick.

White made his debut against St Kilda in Round 1 of the 1926 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

He has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 439, based on the order of his debut for the club.^[3]

See also

• 1927 Melbourne Carnival