Allan White

Career: 1957 - 1959
Debut: Round 17, 1957 vs Fitzroy, aged 23 years, 269 days
Carlton Player No. 710
Games: 23
Goals: 23
Guernsey No. 38 (1957 - 1959)
Last game: Semi Final, 1959 vs Melbourne, aged 25 years, 295 days
Height: 180cm
Weight: 73kg
DOB: 21 November, 1933
DOD: 27 June, 2018

Wearing guernsey #38, Allan G White played 23 games for Carlton commencing in Season 1957. He kicked 23 goals for the Blues, averaging 1 per game. White later coached Imperials in the powerful Sunraysia League.

In 1957 he won the Carlton's Reserves Best First Year Player Award.

The Age April 11 1960 reported A. White had transferred to Mildura Imperials.

White was recruited from Avenel.

He was born Allan Graham White in Carlton in November 1933 and raised in nearby Fawkner, White ultimately relocated with his family to Avenel where he found work as a woodchopper. Chasing the leather for Avenel Swans on weekends, White first attracted the interest of a South Melbourne talent scout, but instead resolved to follow his football dream with the Blues whom he’d supported as a kid.
and after his days at Carlton returned to Avenel and died aged 84 in June 2018

Edit from Wells cartoon Age Sept 11 1959

Image from The Argus (via Trove) May 30 (p8) 1955 - Avenel played Yea.
Allan White played at full forward and kicked two goals in Avenel's 28 point loss.

Links

Blueseum: Summary of playing statistics for Allan White

Gallery

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  1959 Allan White 1959 Allan White Edit - Wells cartoon Age Sept 11
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  1955 Allan White - Avenel Football Club 1955 Allan White Avenel v Yea Argus May 30
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  Allan White and John Nicholls - MCG 1957 From White family and CFC website.
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  Allan White signing autograph From White Family and CFC website.
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  Allan White signing autograph cropped