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English footballer

Joe Webster
Personal information
Full name Joseph Webster
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Ilkeston, England
Date of death 15 October 1927 (aged 41–42)
Place of death Northampton, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1910 Ilkeston United
1910–1914 Watford 131 (0)
1914–1919 West Ham United 19 (0)
International career
Southern League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Webster (1885 – 15 October 1927) was an English professional footballer who made nearly 150 appearances in the Southern League for Watford as a goalkeeper. He later played in the Football League for West Ham United. After retiring from football, Webster became a trainer, serving Watford and Northampton Town.

Personal life

Webster served in the 1st Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action at the Somme, Third Ypres, Vimy Ridge and Cambrai. He died in 1927, following an appendix operation at Northampton General Hospital.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 1910–11 Southern League First Division 34 0 5 0 39 0
1911–12 Southern League First Division 37 0 6 0 43 0
1912–13 Southern League First Division 26 0 4 0 30 0
1913–14 Southern League First Division 34 0 2 0 36 0
Total 131 0 17 0 148 0
West Ham United 1914–15 Southern League First Division 17 0 0 0 17 0
1919–20 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 19 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 150 0 17 0 167 0

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 305. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. Joe Webster on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ "Player: Joseph Webster". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. "Joe Webster". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. Wynn, Stephen (30 January 2018). Against All Odds: Walter Tull the Black Lieutenant. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-5267-0406-1.
  6. "Season: 1910/1911". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  7. "Season: 1911/1912". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. "Season: 1912/1913". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  9. "Season: 1913/1914". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Joseph Webster". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 8 June 2017.


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