Steve White (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Steve White


fullname = Stephen James White
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1959|1|2|df=y
cityofbirth = Chipping Sodbury
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = height|ft=5|in=11
nickname = Chalky
position = Forward
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1976-1977
1977-1979
1979-1982
1982-1983
1983
1983
1983-1986
1986-1994
1994-1996
1996-1998
1998-2001
clubs = fc|Mangotsfield United
fc|Bristol Rovers
fc|Luton Town
fc|Charlton Athletic
→ fc|Lincoln City (loan)
→ fc|Luton Town (loan)
fc|Bristol Rovers
fc|Swindon Town
fc|Hereford United
fc|Cardiff City
fc|Bath City
Total
caps(goals) = 00? 00(?)
046 0(20)
063 0(25)
029 0(12)
002 00(0)
004 00(0)
089 0(24)
200 0(83)
076 0(44)
045 0(17)
034 0(12)
588 (237)
nationalyears =
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manageryears = 2003-2004
managerclubs = fc|Chippenham Town

Steve White (born 2 January, 1959 in Chipping Sodbury) is a retired professional football forward and manager. His son, Joe White, currently plays for Bristol Rovers, having signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2008.

Playing career

White career spanned over 500 appearances for nine league clubs, including Bristol Rovers, Luton Town, Swindon Town and Cardiff City. He helped Swindon in several promotion campaigns and played a crucial role in the 1993 play-off victory over Leicester City at Wembley Stadium when he came off the bench to win a penalty. Steve is still held in great affection at the County Ground. His time at the club was notable for frequently straying offside, pulling his shorts up towards his nipples and inevitably scoring loads of goals. He was a very awkward player to play against for opposition centre halves. The esteem for Steve was demonstrated when he returned to Swindon with Hereford for a cup tie. His goal for the visitors was cheered equally heartily by home fans as away. Steve came second in the BBC Football Focus Swindon Cult Heroes poll behind Don Rogers [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/football_focus/3980053.stm]

In August 1994 he signed for Hereford United and quickly became a fan's favourite ("Chalky" White) at Edgar Street by scoring 44 goals in 76 league appearances. 1995-96 was arguably his best playing season when his prolific strike rate propelled Hereford from 19th to 6th in two months. His 29 league goals made him top goalscorer in the top four English divisions. After failing to gain promotion via the play-offs, he left Hereford and signed for Cardiff City. Whilst at Cardiff he played 6 games on Loan at Cwmbran Town scoring 4 goals in the time he was there.

He was initially in the frame for fc|Bath City's managerial post but instead joined as player assistant to Paul Bodin in June 1998. He scored 12 times in his first season at Twerton Park showing even at 40 years of age he had lost little of his skill in front of goal. White reduced his appearances during the next two years to an occasional outing and left the club in February 2001 in an attempt to return to the professional game in a coaching capacity.

He became manager of fc|Chippenham Town in November 2003 before quitting 18 months later.

External links

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