Charles William White was an English association footballer who played as an inside forward

Inside forward

In football, the position of inside forward was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries. The inside forwards would support the centre forwards, running and making space in the opposition defence, and, as the passing game developed, supporting him with passes...

 for Watford

Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...

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Born in Chesham, White played for Chesham Generals and Chesham Town

Chesham Town F.C.

Chesham Town Football Club were an English football club from Chesham, Buckinghamshire.Originally founded as plain Chesham FC, in 1894 they became founder members of the Southern League in 1894. They were renamed Chesham Town in 1899 and continued to play in the Southern League until 1904, when...

, and represented the Berkshire and Buckinghamshire county football teams. White joined Watford as a professional in 1909. During his first season, he played four games alongside his older brother Tommy. He played for Watford in the Southern Football League

Southern Football League

The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...

 and later the Football League, making 372 competitive appearances and scoring 86 goals. At the time of his death, White was still contracted to the club as a professional footballer.