Tom White (footballer, born 1997)

Tom White

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Alan White [1]
Date of birth	(1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 27)
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	10	(0)
International career
2019	England C	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:20, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Thomas Alan White (born 9 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Morecambe.

Club career

Gateshead

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]

Blackburn Rovers

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 signed for Morecambe in July 2024. ^[24]

International career

White earned two caps with England C during the 2018–19 season. ^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2024 ^[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	10	0	1	0	1	0	1 [b]	0	13	0
Career total			192	5	11	1	7	0	17	0	227	6

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Barrow

• National League: 2019–20 ^[15]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 10. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
2. "Tom White - Midfielder - Profiles - Blackburn Rovers". www.rovers.co.uk.
3. "White has the drive to push for first-team spot after long road back". Lancashire Telegraph.
4. "Moors swoop to loan Heed midfielder". Spennymoor Town FC. 20 January 2017.
5. "Midfielder Tom White joins on loan for a month". scarboroughathletic.com.
6. FC, Gateshead (17 November 2017). "LATEST NEWS: Midfielder Tom White is set to join Northern League Division One side Ashington on a month long loan".
7. "Tom White: Blackburn Rovers sign Gateshead midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 9 July 2019.
8. "Gateshead midfielder White makes Blackburn move | Non League Daily". Archived from the original on 10 July 2019.
9. "Former Scarborough Athletic midfielder Tom White signs for Blackburn Rovers". www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk.
10. "White makes Barrow switch". www.rovers.co.uk.
11. "White back on track since signing for Barrow AFC". The Mail.
12. "White extends loan at Barrow". www.rovers.co.uk.
13. "AFC midfielder White breathing easier after infection". The Mail.
14. "Rovers duo thank Barrow as promotion dream hangs in the balance". Lancashire Telegraph.
15. "Tom White: Bolton Wanderers sign Blackburn Rovers midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 28 July 2020.
16. "Report: Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Bradford City". www.bwfc.co.uk.
17. "Report: Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Forest Green Rovers". www.bwfc.co.uk.
18. "White returns to Rovers". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
19. "POOLS SIGN TOM WHITE ON LOAN". Hartlepool United FC Official Site. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
20. "Tom White loan extended". Hartlepool United FC. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
21. "Rovers confirm Retain List". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 14 May 2021.
22. "Barrow bring in Farman and re-sign White". BBC Sport.
23. "Barrow Seal Deal For Tom White". Barrow AFC. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
24. "Morecambe: League Two side make 15 signings after embargo lifted". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024.
25. Tom White at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
26. "Games played by Tom White in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
27. "Games played by Tom White in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
28. "Games played by Tom White in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
29. "Games played by Tom White in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
30. "Games played by Tom White in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
31. "Games played by Tom White in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2024.