Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 June 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Date of death | 24 January 2016 | (aged 84)||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Ardwick Lads Club | |||
1950–1952 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1953 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
Ashton United | |||
Hyde United | |||
1958–1959 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | (4) |
Nantlle Vale | |||
Pwllheli | |||
Stalybridge Celtic | |||
Managerial career | |||
Stalybridge Celtic | |||
Hyde United | |||
Runcorn | |||
Ashton United | |||
1982–1985 | Stockport County | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eric Webster (24 June 1931 – 24 January 2016) was an English association football player and coach.
Career
Playing career
Born in Manchester, Webster began his career with Ardwick Lads Club, before signing for Manchester City, where he made one appearance in the Football League.[1][2] After leaving Manchester City, Webster played with Ashton United, Hyde United, Macclesfield Town, Nantlle Vale, Pwllheli and Stalybridge Celtic.[2][3]
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Webster managed Stalybridge Celtic, Hyde United, Runcorn and Ashton United, before moving to Stockport County to become head groundsman and a coach, eventually becoming full manager between 1982 and 1985.[2][4]
He died on 24 January 2016.[5]
References
- ^ "MANCHESTER CITY : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ a b c "Eric Webster". Stockport County F.C. 20 March 2007.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Player Profiles - W". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Oshor Williams pays tribute to Eric Webster".
- ^ "Eric Webster RIP". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- 1931 births
- 2016 deaths
- English men's footballers
- English football managers
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Ashton United F.C. players
- Hyde United F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Nantlle Vale F.C. players
- Pwllheli F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. managers
- Hyde United F.C. managers
- Runcorn F.C. Halton managers
- Ashton United F.C. managers
- Stockport County F.C. non-playing staff
- Stockport County F.C. managers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Manchester
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs
- English football manager stubs