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Byron Webster

Byron Webster
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 37)[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
–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 137 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

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

Early and personal life

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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

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Bromley

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

On 5 May 2024, Webster captained Bromley to victory in the 2024 National League play-off final, scoring the winning penalty in the shootout as the club reached the Football League for the first time in their history.[48][49]

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
York City 2004–05[9] Conference National 15 1 0 0 — 1[c] 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[c] 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[50] Czech First League 23 4 — — 23 4
2008–09[51] 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[52] Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 12 0 0 0 2 0 — 14 0
Hereford United (loan) 2010–11[52] League Two 2 0 — — — 2 0
Northampton Town (loan) 2010–11[52] League Two 8 0 — — — 8 0
Northampton Town 2011–12[53] League Two 13 0 0 0 2 0 1[d] 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[e] 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[54] Championship 11 0 1 0 2 0 — 14 0
2015–16[55] League One 40 6 2 0 1 0 8[f] 0 51 6
2016–17[56] League One 44 2 6 0 2 0 3[g] 0 55 2
2017–18[57] Championship 10 0 0 0 2 0 — 12 0
2018–19[58] Championship 4 0 — 2 0 — 6 0
Total 109 8 9 0 9 0 11 0 138 8
Yeovil Town (loan) 2014–15[54] League One 14 0 — — — 14 0
Scunthorpe United 2018–19[58] League One 9 0 — — — 9 0
Carlisle United 2019–20[59] League Two 32 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 39 1
Bromley 2020–21[51] National League 27 2 1 0 — 2[h] 1 30 3
2021–22[51] National League 40 5 2 0 — 3[c] 0 45 5
2022–23[51] National League 32 1 1 0 — 2[i] 0 35 2
2023–24[51] National League 35 1 2 0 — 5[j] 0 42 1
2024–25[60] League Two 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Total 137 10 6 0 — 12 1 155 11
Career total 503 32 23 0 19 1 33 2 578 35
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  5. ^ Four appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs
  6. ^ Five appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs
  7. ^ Appearances in League One play-offs
  8. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in National League play-offs
  9. ^ One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  10. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs

Honours

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Yeovil Town

Millwall

Bromley

References

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