- David White (Scottish footballer)
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David White Personal information Full name David White Date of birth 1933 (age 77–78) Place of birth Scotland Playing position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1957–1966 Clyde[1] 223 (42) Teams managed 1966–1967 Clyde 1967–1969 Rangers 1972–1977 Dundee * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).David White (born 1933) is a Scottish former 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 later went on to manage Dundee and, somewhat ironically, steered them to a Scottish League Cup triumph in 1973-74 against the team who had caused him so many problems at Rangers: Celtic.[2] His success didn't last however, and Dundee were relegated at the end of the inaugural Scottish Premier Division season in 1976.[2] White lasted one more year before retiring after failing to get the side promoted.[2]
References
- ^ CLYDE : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ a b c Caught in Time: Dundee win the League Cup, December 1973, The Sunday Times, 23 January 2005.
External links
Clyde F.C. – managers Jack (1905–09) · Thompson (1922–34) · Moreland (1934–37) · Travers (1938–56) · Haddow (1956–63) · Prentice (1963–66) · White (1966–67) · Wright (1967) · Robertson (1968–73) · Anderson (1973–76) · Clinton (1976–77) · McNeill (1977) · C. Brown (1977–87) · Clark (1987–92) · Smith (1992–96) · Speirs (1996–98) · McDonald (1998) · Maitland (1998–02) · Kernaghan (2002–04) · Reid (2004–05) · Roberts (2005–06) · Miller (2006–07) · Hendry (2007–08) · J. Brown (2008–09) · McCormack (2009–10) · Millar (2010–11) · Duffy (2011–)
Rangers F.C. – managers Wilton (1899–1920) · Struth (1920–1954) · Symon (1954–1967) · White (1967–1969) · Waddell (1969–1972) · Wallace (1972–1978) · Greig (1978–1983) · Wallace (1983–1986) · Souness (1986–1991) · Smith (1991–1998) · Advocaat (1998–2001) · McLeish (2001–2006) · Le Guen (2006–2007) · Smith (2007–2011) · McCoist (2011–)
Dundee F.C. – managers (c) caretakerWallace (1899–1919) · MacFarlane (1919–1925) · McNair (1925–1928) · MacFarlane (1928) · Bisset (1928–33) · McCandless (1933–37) · Cunningham (1937–40) · Anderson (1944–54) · Thornton (1954–59) · Shankly (1959–65) · Kean (1965c) · Ancell (1965–68) · Prentice (1968–72) · White (1972–77) · Gemmell (1977–80) · Mackay (1980–84) · Knox (1984–86) · Scott (1986–88) · D. Smith (1988–89) · Wallace (1989–91) · Blackley (1991c) · Munro (1991–92) · Stainrod (1992–93) · Duffy (1993–96) · McCormack (1997–98) · Scott (1998–2000) · Bonetti (2000–02) · Duffy (2002–05) · Kernaghan (2005–06) · Rae (2006–08) · Farrell (2008c) · Scott (2008–10) · Chisholm (2010) · B. Smith (2010–)
Categories:- Scottish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Clyde F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Clyde F.C. managers
- Rangers F.C. managers
- Dundee F.C. managers
- 1933 births
- Living people
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