Byron Webster

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Byron Webster
Byron Webster 18-07-2009 1.jpg
Webster playing for Doncaster Rovers in 2009
Personal information
Full name Byron Clark Webster [1]
Date of birth (1987-03-31) 31 March 1987 (age 36) [2]
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [3]
Position(s) Centre back [4]
Team information
Current team
Bromley
Number 17
Youth career
000–2004 York City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 York City 21 (1)
2007 Harrogate Town 9 (0)
2007Whitby Town (co-registration) 3 (0)
2007–2009 Baník Most 49 (4)
2009–2011 Doncaster Rovers 12 (0)
2010Hereford United (loan) 2 (0)
2011Northampton Town (loan) 8 (0)
2011–2012 Northampton Town 13 (0)
2012–2014 Yeovil Town 85 (8)
2014–2019 Millwall 109 (8)
2015Yeovil Town (loan) 14 (0)
2019 Scunthorpe United 9 (0)
2019–2020 Carlisle United 32 (1)
2020– Bromley 125 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:02, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Byron Clark Webster (born 31 March 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bromley.

Contents

Early and personal life

Webster was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire [5] and raised in Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire. [6] He was educated at Sherburn High School and was able to complete a BTEC National Diploma during his footballing career. [7] [8]

Career

Early career

Webster made his first-team debut for York City against Burton Albion in the Conference National on 29 December 2004. [9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Stevenage Borough on 8 January 2005. [9] He finished the 2004–05 season with 16 appearances and one goal. [9] He made four appearances in all competitions in 2005–06. [10] He signed his first professional contract with York in July 2006. [11] He made four appearances in 2006–07, [12] before being released in February 2007 at his own request. [13] After his release, Webster contemplated retiring and enrolling in university. [14] He signed for Conference North club Harrogate Town in the same month and made his debut against Scarborough in a 1–0 home defeat on 3 February 2007. [15] [16] Whilst being registered with Harrogate, he played three games for Whitby Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. [17] [18] He ended the season with nine appearances for Harrogate. [16]

Baník Most

Webster signed a one-year contract with Czech First League club FK SIAD Most (known as FK Baník Most from 2008 onwards) in August 2007, with an option of an extension until 2010. [19] He made his debut in a 5–2 defeat against Baník Ostrava on 11 August 2007. [20] The 2007–08 concluded with Most suffering relegation to the Czech 2. Liga, although Webster signed a new two-year contract with the club. [21] He started a trial spell at Scottish Premier League club Motherwell in December 2008. [22] The club entered negotiations over a deal for Webster to sign on loan for the rest of the 2008–09 season. [23]

Doncaster Rovers

Webster had a trial with Bury in July 2009, before leaving to trial with Doncaster Rovers. [24] [25] 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. [26] [27] He eventually signed for the Championship club on an initial two-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 5 August 2009. [28] Webster made his Doncaster debut in a 1–0 victory away to Notts County in the League Cup first round on 11 August 2009. [29] He joined League Two club Hereford United on 18 November 2010 on a one-month loan. [30]

Northampton Town

On 17 March 2011, Webster joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until the end of 2010–11. [31] On 17 May 2011, Webster was released by Doncaster and on the same day Northampton signed him permanently on a two-year contract. [32] [33]

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 club Yeovil Town on a two-year contract. [34] 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. [35] Webster played in the 2–1 victory over Brentford in the 2013 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. [36] He finished 2012–13 with 53 appearances and five goals for Yeovil. [37] Webster made 45 appearances and scored four goals in 2013–14 [38] as Yeovil were relegated to League One in bottom place. [39]

Millwall

Webster turned down a new contract with Yeovil to sign a two-year contract with Championship club Millwall on 24 June 2014. [40]

On 19 February 2015, Webster returned to Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season. [41]

On 20 May 2017, Webster started for Millwall as they beat Bradford City 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 League One play-off final, earning promotion back to the Championship after a two-year absence. [42]

He was offered a new contract by Millwall at the end of the 2017–18 season. [43]

Scunthorpe United

Webster signed for League One club Scunthorpe United on 4 January 2019 on a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season. [44] He was released by Scunthorpe at the end of 2018–19. [45]

Carlisle United

Webster signed for League Two club Carlisle United on 24 June 2019 a one-year contract. [46]

Bromley

On 7 September 2020, it was announced that Webster had signed for National League Club Bromley, linking up with former Millwall team mate Alan Dunne. [47]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 June 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
York City 2004–05 [9] Conference National 151001 [lower-alpha 3] 0161
2005–06 [10] Conference National30100040
2006–07 [12] Conference National30001 [lower-alpha 3] 040
Total2111020241
Harrogate Town 2006–07 [16] Conference North 9090
Whitby Town 2006–07 [18] Northern Premier League
Premier Division
3030
Baník Most 2007–08 [48] Czech First League 234234
2008–09 [49] Czech 2. Liga 260260
Total494494
Doncaster Rovers 2009–10 [29] Championship 50002070
2010–11 [50] Championship70000070
Total1200020140
Hereford United (loan) 2010–11 [50] League Two 2020
Northampton Town (loan) 2010–11 [50] League Two8080
Northampton Town 2011–12 [51] League Two13000201 [lower-alpha 4] 0160
Total210002010240
Yeovil Town 2012–13 [37] League One 44500207 [lower-alpha 5] 0535
2013–14 [38] Championship4132021454
Total858204170989
Millwall 2014–15 [52] Championship1101020140
2015–16 [53] League One40620108 [lower-alpha 6] 0516
2016–17 [54] League One44260203 [lower-alpha 7] 0552
2017–18 [55] Championship1000020120
2018–19 [56] Championship402060
Total109890901101388
Yeovil Town (loan) 2014–15 [52] League One140140
Scunthorpe United 2018–19 [56] League One9090
Carlisle United 2019–20 [57] League Two321502000391
Bromley 2020–21 [49] National League 272102 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 8] 1303
Career total3932418019123145326
  1. Includes FA Cup
  2. Includes League/EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  5. Four appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League One play-offs
  6. Five appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League One play-offs
  7. Appearances in League One play-offs
  8. One appearance in the National League Play-offs

Honours

Yeovil Town

Millwall

Bromley

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