Stephen White (Gaelic footballer)

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Stephen White
Personal information
Irish name Stiofán de Faoite
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left half-back
Born 1 September 1928
Cooley, County Louth, Ireland
Died 6 September 2009 (aged 81)
Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Occupation Insurance agent
Club(s)
Years Club
 Cooley Kickhams
Mountbellew
Dundalk Young Irelands
Club titles
Louth titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1947-1962
 Louth
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Stephen White (1 September 1928 – 6 September 2009) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Louth senior team.[1][2][3]

White made his debut on the inter-county scene in 1946 when he linked up with the Galway minor team while attending Mountbellew Agricultural College on a scholarship. That year he played in both the Connacht Minor and Connacht Junior football finals for the Tribesmen.[4] In 1947 he made his senior inter-county debut for Louth. White went on to win an All-Ireland medal in 1957 and four Leinster medals with his county. He was also an All-Ireland runner-up in 1950 and captained Louth during the 1951 season.

At club level, White won a Ranafast Cup medal with Cooley Kickhams in 1944. He was also a member of the Kickhams side that defeated Oliver Plunketts in the 1947 Louth Junior Championship final. He transferred his allegiance to Dundalk Young Irelands in 1949, going on to win the Louth Senior Championship in 1950 and an Old Gaels Cup in 1957. He finished on the losing side in four County League finals with the Green and Blacks.

White was a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions and won four Railway Cup medals. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1962 championship, playing his final match in a Leinster Championship quarter-final loss to Dublin. He served as selector and county team manager for a number of years during the late Sixties and early Seventies.

In 1984, as part of the Gaelic Athletic Association's centenary year celebrations, a Football Team of the Century was chosen by a panel of experts. Stephen White was selected at the left half-back position.

References

  1. ^ "Louth great Stephen White passes away". Hogan Stand. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Stephen White was arguably Louth's greatest player of all time". Dundalk Democrat. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Death of Stephen White". The Irish Times. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Success at the highest level at 28". Drogheda Independent. 30 May 1997.


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