Eric Webster
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 June 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Date of death | 24 January 2016 | (aged 84)||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Ardwick Lads Club | |||
1950–1952 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1953 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
Ashton United | |||
Hyde United | |||
1958–1959 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | (4) |
Nantlle Vale | |||
Pwllheli | |||
Stalybridge Celtic | |||
Managerial career | |||
Stalybridge Celtic | |||
Hyde United | |||
Runcorn | |||
Ashton United | |||
1982–1985 | Stockport County | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eric Webster (24 June 1931 – 24 January 2016) was an English association football player and coach.
Career
[edit]Playing career
[edit]Born in Manchester, Webster began his career with Ardwick Lads Club, before signing for Manchester City, where he made one appearance in the Football League.[1][2] After leaving Manchester City, Webster played with Ashton United, Hyde United, Macclesfield Town, Nantlle Vale, Pwllheli and Stalybridge Celtic.[2][3]
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring as a player, Webster managed Stalybridge Celtic, Hyde United, Runcorn and Ashton United, before moving to Stockport County to become head groundsman and a coach, eventually becoming full manager between 1982 and 1985.[2][4]
He died on 24 January 2016.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "MANCHESTER CITY : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ a b c "Eric Webster". Stockport County F.C. 20 March 2007.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Player Profiles - W". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Oshor Williams pays tribute to Eric Webster".
- ^ "Eric Webster RIP". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
Categories:
- 1931 births
- 2016 deaths
- English men's footballers
- English football managers
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Ashton United F.C. players
- Hyde United F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Nantlle Vale F.C. players
- Pwllheli F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. managers
- Hyde United F.C. managers
- Runcorn F.C. Halton managers
- Ashton United F.C. managers
- Stockport County F.C. non-playing staff
- Stockport County F.C. managers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Manchester
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs
- English football manager stubs