Overview

• White set off from Leicestershire under his own steam and mistakenly reached Bury FC’s Gigg Lane instead of Bury Town’s ground in Suffolk.
• He then drove back down the A14 to arrive near the end of the match, with some reports describing about seven hours on the road in total.
• The defender was introduced late and helped Spalding see out a 2-1 away victory after they had been reduced to 10 men.
• Manager Jimmy Dean said he asked Bury staff if such an error had happened before and quipped that White must have been in a world of his own.
• The win lifted Spalding to fourth in the Southern Football League Premier Central, and the club declined further comment to focus on an FA Cup qualifier against Dagenham & Redbridge.