Fred Webster (Australian footballer)

Fred Webster
Personal information
Full name Fred Webster
Date of birth 19 April 1935 (1935-04-19) (age 76)
Height/Weight 183 cm / 84 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1955
1956–63		 Melbourne
Sandringham		 3 (2)
153
1 Playing statistics to end of 1963 season .

Fred Webster (born 19 April 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Webster made three appearances in the 1955 VFL season, after making his debut in a win over Geelong on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. His two other games were against Footscray.

The following season, Webster joined Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association,[1] with whom he played until 1963. He was club captain from 1959, won the club's best and fairest award in 1961,[2] and led Sandringham to their 1962 premiership. They came from 44 points down in the Grand Final to win by a point.

References

  1. ^ "Moorabbin Gambles With Injured Stars". The Age. 13 April 1956. http://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=XMIQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7021,1810216&dq=fred-webster&hl=en. Retrieved 4 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "The Honour Board". Sandringham Football Club. http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=1-118-10447-0-0&sID=55908&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4877942&sectionID=55908. Retrieved 4 May 2011.