Personal information | |||
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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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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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 |
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]
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]
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 |