Byron Webster
 Webster playing for Bury on trial in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Byron Clark Webster[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sherburn-in-Elmet, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Yeovil Town | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1996 | Down Arm | ||
| 1996–1999 | South Milford | ||
| 1999–2002 | Leeds United | ||
| 2002–2004 | York City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2007 | York City | 21 | (1) |
| 2007 | Harrogate Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Whitby Town (co-registration) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | FK SIAD Most | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Hereford United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Northampton Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2012– | Yeovil Town | 66 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:06, 2 February 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Byron Clark Webster (born 31 March 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town as a defender.
Career
Early career
Born in Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire,[1] Webster made his debut for York City against Burton Albion in the Conference National on 29 December 2004.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Stevenage Borough on 8 January 2005.[2] He finished the 2004–05 season with 16 appearances and 1 goal.[2] He made four appearances in all competitions in the 2005–06 season.[3] He signed his first professional contract with York in July 2006.[4] He made three appearances in the 2006–07 season,[5] before being released in February 2007 at his own request.[6] He signed for Conference North side Harrogate Town in the same month and made his debut against Scarborough in a 1–0 home defeat on 3 February 2007.[7][8] Whilst being registered with Harrogate, he played three games for Whitby Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.[9][10] He ended the season with nine appearances for Harrogate.[8]
FK SIAD Most
He signed a one-year contract with Gambrinus liga club FK SIAD Most in August 2007, with an option of an extension until 2010.[11] He made his debut in a 5–2 defeat against Baník Ostrava on 11 August 2007.[12] The 2007–08 concluded with Most suffering relegation to the Czech 2. Liga, although Webster signed a new two-year contract with the club.[13] He started a trial spell at Scottish Premier League side Motherwell in December 2008.[14] The club entered negotiations over a deal for Webster to sign on loan for the rest of the 2008–09 season.[15]
Doncaster Rovers
Webster had a trial with Bury in July 2009, before leaving to trial with Doncaster Rovers.[16][17] He gave a "composed performance" in a pre-season friendly against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Doncaster manager Sean O'Driscoll was looking to complete a deal for him to sign for the club.[18][19] He eventually signed for the Championship club on an initial two-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 5 August 2009.[20] Webster made his Doncaster debut in a 1–0 victory away to Notts County in the League Cup first round on 11 August 2009.[21] He joined League Two club Hereford United on a one-month loan on 18 November 2010.[22]
Northampton Town
Webster joined League Two side Northampton Town on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season on 17 March 2011.[23] On 17 May 2011 Webster was released by Doncaster and on the same day Northampton signed him permanently on a two-year contract.[24][25]
Yeovil Town
On 4 July 2012, Webster's contract with Northampton Town was terminated by mutual consent and later that day signed for League One side Yeovil Town on a two-year contract.[26] He scored his first goal for Yeovil in 2–1 victory over Bury, after an attempted clearance from a corner struck him, sending it into the goal.[27] Webster played in the 2–1 victory over Brentford in the 2013 Football League One play-off Final at Wembley Stadium on 19 May 2013, seeing Yeovil win promotion to the Championship for the first time in their history.[28] He finished the 2012–13 season with 53 appearances and 5 goals for Yeovil.[29]
Personal life
Webster was educated at Sherburn High School and was able to complete a BTEC National Diploma during his footballing career.[30][31]
Career statistics
- As of 2 February 2014.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| York City | 2004–05[2] | Conference National | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2005–06[3] | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07[5] | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Harrogate Town | 2006–07[8] | Conference North | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Whitby Town | 2006–07[10] | NPL Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2009–10[21] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[32] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Hereford United (loan) | 2010–11[32] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2010–11[32] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Northampton Town | 2011–12[33] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2012–13[29] | League One | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 53 | 5 |
| 2013–14[34] | Championship | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| Total | 66 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 155 | 10 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance in FA Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Four appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League One play-offs
Honours
Yeovil Town
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 431. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Batters, Dave (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. pp. 404–421. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 406–421.
- ↑ "Midfielder Stewart departs York". BBC Sport. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 408–421.
- ↑ Flett, Dave (1 February 2007). "Webster released by City". The Press (York). Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ↑ "Webster finds a new home". Non-League Daily. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 214–215. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
- ↑ "Depleted Blues suffer fresh play-off setback". Whitby Gazette. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Player Details: Season 2006–2007". SoccerFactsUK. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ↑ "Ex-City ace heading to Eastern Europe". The Press (York). 1 August 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ↑ "All appearances 2007 – 2008 (FK SIAD Most)". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Byron Webster signs new contract.". Sports Connection. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ↑ McCafferty, Gavin (3 January 2009). "New goalkeeper and trialists arrive to boost Motherwell". The Scotsman (Edinburgh). Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ↑ "Motherwell open talks for Webster". BBC Sport. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ Higginson, Marc (30 July 2009). "Shakers complete third signing of the summer". The Bury Times. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ↑ Hossack, Steve (31 July 2009). "Key men set for return". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ↑ "Doncaster Rovers 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1". Doncaster Today. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ↑ "All change!". Doncaster Today. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ↑ "Rovers bag Byron". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Games played by Byron Webster in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hereford United sign Doncaster Rovers' Byron Webster". BBC Sport. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ "Doncaster's Byron Webster joins Northampton on loan". BBC Sport. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ "Doncaster Rovers to release Brooker & Webster". BBC Sport. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Byron Webster signs up for Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Byron Czechs in at Huish Park". Yeovil Town F.C. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "Yeovil 2–1 Bury". BBC Sport. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ Maiden, Phil (19 May 2013). "Brentford 1–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Games played by Byron Webster in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ Rose, Kira (28 May 2008). "Mostly losses". The Prague Post. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ↑ "Byron Czechs In". League Football Education. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 "Games played by Byron Webster in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Byron Webster in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Byron Webster in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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