Les White
Position: Full Back · Years: 1938-1950 · Team: Men's First Team
Senior appearances: 165 · Goals: 3
Les White served West Ham United during the 1938-1950 period, making 165 appearances and scoring 3 goals as a Full Back.
Les White represented the Men's First Team squad at the club. Playing as a full back during 1938-1950, Records list Les White with 165 senior appearances and 3 goals for the Hammers. West Ham United defenders have long carried the responsibility of protecting the club's proud East London tradition. From Bobby Moore — the club's greatest ever player and 1966 World Cup-winning captain — to modern figures such as Rio Ferdinand, Winston Reid and Aaron Cresswell, defenders have been central to Hammers folklore.
The pre-war and immediate post-war years at West Ham United featured the FA Cup final of 1923 — the famous 'White Horse Final' — and Charlie Paynter's long managerial tenure at the Boleyn Ground.
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