| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Webster | |||||
| Nickname | Fred | |||||
| Born | July→September 1882 Thorne district |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1902–1919 | Leeds | 543 | ||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1906–1911 | England | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910–1910 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Frederick "Fred" Webster (birth registered July→September 1882 in Thorne district[1]) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Leeds, playing at Prop, or Hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9, during the era of contested scrums.
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Fred Webster won caps for England while at Leeds in 1906 against Other Nations, in 1910 against Wales (2 matches), in 1911 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia (2 matches), Australasia (2 matches), and New Zealand.[2]
Fred Webster captained Leeds to their first Challenge Cup triumph, scoring a try in the 1909–10 Challenge Cup Final replay win over Hull at Fartown Ground on 18 April 1910.[3]
Fred Webster joined Leeds from Brotherton in 1902, on the eve of his 20th birthday, and was a mainstay of the side for the next 18 years, he scored a club record eight tries in the 102-0 win over Coventry in 1913, during his time at Leeds he made 543 appearances, a club record which stood for more than 60 years, only John Holmes has played more games for Leeds.
The Yorkshire Evening Post named Arthur Clues, Albert "Bert" Cook, Ellery Hanley, Eric Harris, Vic Hey, John Holmes, Lewis Jones, Danny McGuire, Garry Schofield and Frederick "Fred" Webster, as the greatest ever Leeds RL players.[4]