Joe Webster

Joe Webster
Personal information
Full name Joseph Webster[1]
Date of birth 1886
Place of birth Ilkeston, England
Date of death 15 October 1927 (aged 40–41)[2]
Place of death Northampton, England[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1907–1910 Ilkeston United
1910–1914 Watford 131 (0)
1914–1919 West Ham United 19 (0)
National team
Southern Football League XI

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Joseph "Joe" Webster (1886–15 October 1927) was an English professional football goalkeeper who made nearly 150 appearances in the Southern League for Watford.[2] He later played in the Football League for West Ham United.[1] After retiring from football, he became a trainer, serving Watford and Northampton Town.[2]

Personal life

Webster served in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War and fought on the Somme and at Ypres, Vimy Ridge and Cambrai.[3] He died in 1927 following an appendix operation.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 305. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/MergedplayersW.pdf
  3. ↑ "Joe Webster". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
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