Devon White (footballer)

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Personal information
Devon White
Full name	Devon White
Date of birth	March 2, 1964 (1964-03-02) (age 44)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983-1984 1984-1986 1985-1986 1986-1987 1986-1987 1987-1988 1987-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1996 1996-1997 1997 1997-1999 1999-????	Arnold Kingswell Lincoln City →Boston United (loan) Boston United Shepshed Charterhouse Grantham Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Queens Park Rangers Notts County Watford Notts County Shrewsbury Town Ilkeston Town	029 0(4) 007 0(2) 012 0(2) 000 0(0) 202 (53) 022 0(4) 026 0(9) 044 (16) 038 0(6) 015 0(2) 045 (10)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Devon White (born 1964-03-02) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for seven different Football League clubs.

[edit] Playing career

Devon began his career in the non-league ranks whilst training as an electrician. In 1984 his talents were spotted by Lincoln City and he moved into the professional game. He spent two seasons with Lincoln before dropping back into the non-league ranks with first Boston United and then Shepshed Charterhouse. At the beginning of the 1987-1988 season he appeared in a Lincolnshire Senior Cup tie for Grantham before surprisingly rejoining the pro ranks at Bristol Rovers.

The move occurred following the appointment of Gerry Francis as manager at Bristol Rovers. Francis was looking for a strong physical striker and remembered a performance White had given for Lincoln against Rovers and contacted Lincoln to enquire about signing White. He was somewhat surprised to discover White had drifted back into non-league football and it took some detective work to track him down. He grasped his second chance at the professional game and went on to enjoy a long career.

[edit] Post playing career

At the culmination of his professional career, Devon returned to his initial trade as an electrician and now runs his own company in Nottingham. In December 2006, he returned to non-league football circuit as temporary first-team coach at Gedling Town, a role he occupied until the completion of the 2006-07 season.