Personal information | |||
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Full name | Byron Clark Webster [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 31 March 1987||
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 | |||
–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 | Baník Most | 49 | (4) |
2009–2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | (0) |
2010 | → Hereford United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2011 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Northampton Town | 13 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Yeovil Town | 85 | (8) |
2014–2019 | Millwall | 109 | (8) |
2015 | → Yeovil 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Webster signed for League Two club Carlisle United on 24 June 2019 a one-year contract. [46]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup [lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
York City | 2004–05 [9] | Conference National | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
2005–06 [10] | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2006–07 [12] | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
Harrogate Town | 2006–07 [16] | Conference North | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Whitby Town | 2006–07 [18] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Baník Most | 2007–08 [48] | Czech First League | 23 | 4 | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||
2008–09 [49] | Czech 2. Liga | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
Total | 49 | 4 | — | — | 49 | 4 | ||||||
Doncaster Rovers | 2009–10 [29] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
2010–11 [50] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Hereford United (loan) | 2010–11 [50] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Northampton Town (loan) | 2010–11 [50] | League Two | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Northampton Town | 2011–12 [51] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Yeovil Town | 2012–13 [37] | League One | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 53 | 5 |
2013–14 [38] | Championship | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 45 | 4 | ||
Total | 85 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 98 | 9 | ||
Millwall | 2014–15 [52] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
2015–16 [53] | League One | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 51 | 6 | |
2016–17 [54] | League One | 44 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 55 | 2 | |
2017–18 [55] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [56] | Championship | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 109 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 138 | 8 | ||
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2014–15 [52] | League One | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Scunthorpe United | 2018–19 [56] | League One | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Carlisle United | 2019–20 [57] | League Two | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
Bromley | 2020–21 [49] | National League | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 8] | 1 | 30 | 3 | |
Career total | 393 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 453 | 26 |
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