Adrian Webster

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Adrian Webster
Personal information
Date of birth	October 10, 1980 (1980-10-10) (age 27)
Place of birth	Hastings, New Zealand
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Blyth Spartans
Youth clubs
1996-1999	Charlton Athletic
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1999 1999-2000 2000-2002 2002 2002 2003-04 2004-2006 2006-2007 2007 2007 2007 2007-	Charlton Athletic Colchester United Margate Folkestone Invicta loan Ashford loan Maidstone United St George Saints Darlington Perth Glory Blacktown City Demons Workington Blyth Spartans	0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 5 (0) ? (?) 38 (1) 20 (0) ? (?) ? (?) 3 (0) ? ?
National team2
2005-	New Zealand	3(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25/1/07. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 25/1/07. * Appearances (Goals)

Adrian Webster (born October 10, 1980) is a New Zealand soccer player who currently plays for Myllykosken Pallo -47 in Finland as a central midfielder. He was born in Hastings, New Zealand.

Webster's family moved to Australia when he was a toddler and he was brought up in Australia. However, he made his international debut for New Zealand, against Australia in London. He later returned to New Zealand for the first time since he was born in 2006, for the two match series against Malaysia.

Injuries have been a sources of problems for Webster. In 1995, while on trial at Newcastle United, he broke his ankle and was forced to return to Australia where he finished school.

Between 1996 and 2000 he was a constant member of the Charlton Athletic reserve team, but failed to make the first squad. He then moved to Colchester United for a six-month spell, but again was forced to return to Australia when his club suffered a financial crisis and had to release him. While in Australia, he played for St George in Sydney and in the last match of the season he snapped a medial ligaments in his knee.

However, David Hodgson, Darlington's manager, seen potential in Webster and decided to give him an opportunity to regain fitness at his club which eventually led to Webster playing in the first team after two seasons at Maidstone United. Adrian was released at the end of the 2006 English league two season and returned to Australia where he was signed by A-League club Perth Glory where he played every game for Perth Glory in a failed campaign to make the final series. The lowlight of this campaign was when he came to blows with his captain at Glory, Jamie Harnwell on the pitch after a home match.

After leaving Perth Glory Webster returned to England and has had trials with Brighton and Burton. He then spent a 2 month Spell at Workington but moved to league rivals Blyth Spartans at the start of October 2007 and made a promising debut.