Wally Webster
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter George Webster[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 September 1980 (aged 85)[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kingsbury Colliery | |||
| West Bromwich United | |||
| 1921–1924 | Walsall | 132 | (3) |
| 1925 | Lincoln City | 12 | (0) |
| 1925–1929 | Sheffield United | 35 | (0) |
| Worksop Town | |||
| Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | |||
| Mossley | 5 | (0) | |
| 1931–1933 | Torquay United | 28 | (0) |
| 1933 | Rochdale | 38 | (0) |
| Stalybridge Celtic | |||
| 1934 | Barrow | 4 | (0) |
| –1936 | Workington | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter George Webster (22 May 1895 – 15 September 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League, most notably for Walsall.[1][4][5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lincoln City | 1925–26[2] | Third Division North | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Torquay United | 1931–32[6] | Third Division South | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1932–33[6] | Third Division South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 305. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Walter Webster". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Optimists of the North. Walsall". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ "A-Z of West Midlands Football". 24 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ a b Edwards, Leigh (March 1997). Brown, Tony (ed.). The Definitive Torquay United F.C. Basildon: Tony Brown. ISBN 9781899468096.
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