Joe Webster (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Webster[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1885[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ilkeston, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 October 1927 (aged 41–42)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Northampton, England[3] | ||
| 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.[3] He later played in the Football League for West Ham United.[1] After retiring from football, Webster became a trainer, serving Watford and Northampton Town.[3]
Personal life
[edit]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.[4] He died in 1927, following an appendix operation at Northampton General Hospital.[3][5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 1910–11[6] | Southern League First Division | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1911–12[7] | Southern League First Division | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1912–13[8] | Southern League First Division | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1913–14[9] | Southern League First Division | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Total | 131 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 148 | 0 | ||
| West Ham United | 1914–15[10] | Southern League First Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1919–20[10] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 150 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 167 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 305. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Joe Webster on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b c d e "Player: Joseph Webster". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Joe Webster". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ Wynn, Stephen (30 January 2018). Against All Odds: Walter Tull the Black Lieutenant. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-5267-0406-1.
- ^ "Season: 1910/1911". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Season: 1911/1912". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Season: 1912/1913". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Season: 1913/1914". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Joseph Webster". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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