| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Alan White [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1997 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Morecambe | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carlisle United | |||
| 2015–2017 | Gateshead | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Gateshead | 44 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Spennymoor Town (loan) | ||
| 2017 | → West Auckland Town (loan) | ||
| 2017 | → Ashington (loan) | ||
| 2018 | → Scarborough Athletic (loan) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Barrow (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Barrow | 101 | (0) |
| 2024– | Morecambe | 24 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | England C | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:02, 9 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Alan White (born 9 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Morecambe.
After playing for a boys clubs with future Blackburn teammate Adam Armstrong and youth football for Carlisle United, he signed for Gateshead at the age of 18. [2] His time with Gateshead was hindered by injury, and in 2016 the club initially withdrew their offer of a professional contract due to his injuries. [3] He remained with the club to use their training facilities as he recovered, [3] and he also spent loan spells at Spennymoor Town (signing for them in January 2017 [4] ), West Auckland Town (signing for them in September 2017 [5] ), Ashington (signing for them in November 2017 [6] ) and Scarborough Athletic (signing for them in January 2018 [5] ). During this time he relied on borrowing money from his parents for petrol so he could get to training. [3] The 2018–19 season was a "breakthrough" for him at the club as he made 43 league appearances for them that season. [3]
He signed a two-year contract with Blackburn Rovers in July 2019. [7] [8] [9] At Blackburn he initially played with the under-23 team, [3] before moving on loan to Barrow in November 2019. [10] [11] In January 2020 he extended the loan until the end of the season, [12] and later that month recovered from a chest infection. [13] The loan deal had ended by 22 April 2020. [14]
On 28 July 2020 he moved on loan to Bolton Wanderers for the 2019–20 season. [15] His debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 1–2 home defeat against Bradford in the first round of the EFL Cup. [16] His league debut came on 12 September in Bolton's first league match of the season, a 1-0 home defeat against Forest Green Rovers. [17] On 2 February 2021, his loan spell came to an end and he returned to Blackburn. [18] On 5 February 2021, White signed for National League side Hartlepool United on a short-term loan deal. [19] The loan was then extended until 15 May 2021. [20]
On 14 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Blackburn at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. [21] On 8 June 2021 it was announced that he would re-sign for Barrow on a permanent contract after that time. [22] [23]
White earned two caps with England C during the 2018–19 season. [2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gateshead | 2016–17 [25] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 [25] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 [25] | National League | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2019–20 [26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 [27] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barrow (loan) | 2019–20 [25] | National League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2020–21 [27] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 2020–21 [25] | National League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Barrow | 2021–22 [28] | League Two | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2022–23 [29] | League Two | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 [30] | League Two | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Total | 101 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 122 | 1 | ||
| Morecambe | 2024–25 [31] | League Two | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Career total | 206 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 244 | 6 | ||
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