In 1920, White signed with
Albion Rovers of the
Scottish League and helped them reach the
1920 Scottish Cup final where they lost to
Kilmarnock; his brother
Jock was also in the side (two other brothers,
Willie and Tom, were also footballers – all four played together for
Heart of Midlothian in the
Lord Provost's Rent Relief Cup final of 1923 which their side won through two goals from Jock). He spent two seasons with Albion before joining
Maidstone United of the
English Southern League in 1923. After one season with Maidstone, White transferred to
Motherwell. White was one of several players who were recruited from the
Scottish League by
Sam Mark to play for
Fall River Others included Tommy Martin, also from Motherwell,
Charlie McGill from
Third Lanark and wing-half
Bill McPherson from
Beith. These players would become the backbone of the very successful 'Marksmen' team during the 1920s and early 1930s. In later seasons his teammates also included, among others,
Billy Gonsalves,
Bert Patenaude,
Werner Nilsen and
Alex McNab. Between 1925 and 1931, White made 243 league appearances and scored 111 goals for the 'Marksmen' in the
American Soccer League, helping them win five league titles. He also helped them win the
National Challenge Cup three times, scoring two goals in the
1927 final against
Holley Carburetor F.C. . He also played for the 'Marksmen' in friendlies against
Rangers and
Kilmarnock and in 1930 was a member of the 'Marksmen' squad that toured Central Europe. In 1931 when
Sam Mark relocated and merged the 'Marksmen' franchise twice, White followed the team on both occasions. They first moved to New York City, where they merged with
New York Soccer Club and became the
New York Yankees. In the summer of 1931, White played for a Yankees team featuring
Billy Gonsalves,
Bert Patenaude and
George Moorhouse that twice played
Celtic in friendlies. On 30 May at
Fenway Park the Yankees won 4–3. However, on 28 June at
Yankee Stadium, Celtic won the second game 4–1. The Yankees then moved to
New Bedford, Massachusetts where they merged with
Providence to become the
New Bedford Whalers. With the Whalers, White won a further two
American Soccer League titles and the 1932 National Challenge Cup. On 3 April 1932 he scored the opening goal in a 5–2 win against
Stix, Bear and Fuller in the second leg of the final. ==Honours==