Byron Webster

Byron Clark Webster (born 31 March 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back most recently for League Two club Carlisle United.

Byron Webster
Webster playing for Bury in 2009
Personal information
Full name Byron Clark Webster[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-31) 31 March 1987[2]
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Centre back[4]
Youth career
000–2004 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 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:12, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

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

While playing for York City, Centre of Excellence, Webster operated as a striker. After that, he played as midfielder for the reserves.[9]

Webster made his first-team debut for York City against Burton Albion in the Conference National on 29 December 2004.[10] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Stevenage Borough on 8 January 2005.[10] He finished the 2004–05 season with 16 appearances and one goal.[10] He made four appearances in all competitions in 2005–06.[11] He signed his first professional contract with York in July 2006.[12] He made four appearances in 2006–07,[13] before being released in February 2007 at his own request.[14] After his release, Webster contemplated retiring and enrolling in university.[15] 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.[16][17] Whilst being registered with Harrogate, he played three games for Whitby Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.[18][19] He ended the season with nine appearances for Harrogate.[17]

FK Baník Most

He 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.[20] He made his debut in a 5–2 defeat against Baník Ostrava on 11 August 2007.[21] The 2007–08 concluded with Most suffering relegation to the Czech 2. Liga, although Webster signed a new two-year contract with the club.[22] He started a trial spell at Scottish Premier League club Motherwell in December 2008.[23] The club entered negotiations over a deal for Webster to sign on loan for the rest of the 2008–09 season.[24]

Doncaster Rovers

Webster had a trial with Bury in July 2009, before leaving to trial with Doncaster Rovers.[25][26] 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.[27][28] He eventually signed for the Championship club on an initial two-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 5 August 2009.[29] Webster made his Doncaster debut in a 1–0 victory away to Notts County in the League Cup first round on 11 August 2009.[30] He joined League Two club Hereford United on 18 November 2010 on a one-month loan.[31]

Northampton Town

On 17 March 2011, Webster joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until the end of 2010–11.[32] On 17 May 2011, Webster was released by Doncaster and on the same day Northampton signed him permanently on a two-year contract.[33][34]

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.[35] 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.[36] 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.[37] He finished 2012–13 with 53 appearances and five goals for Yeovil.[38] Webster made 45 appearances and scored four goals in 2013–14[39] as Yeovil were relegated to League One in bottom place.[40]

Millwall

Webster turned down a new contract with Yeovil to sign a two-year contract with Championship club Millwall on 24 June 2014.[41]

On 19 February 2015, Webster returned to Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.[42]

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.[43]

He was offered a new contract by Millwall at the end of the 2017–18 season.[44]

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.[45] He was released by Scunthorpe at the end of 2018–19.[46]

Carlisle United

Webster signed for League Two club Carlisle United on 24 June 2019 a one-year contract.[47]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
York City 2004–05[10] Conference National 15100—1[lower-alpha 3]0161
2005–06[11] Conference National 3010—0040
2006–07[13] Conference National 3000—1[lower-alpha 3]040
Total 21110—20241
Harrogate Town 2006–07[17] Conference North 90———90
Whitby Town 2006–07[19] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 30———30
FK Baník Most 2007–08[48] Czech First League 234——234
2008–09[49] Czech 2. Liga 260——260
Total 494——494
Doncaster Rovers 2009–10[30] Championship 500020—70
2010–11[50] Championship 700000—70
Total 1200020—140
Hereford United (loan) 2010–11[50] League Two 20———20
Northampton Town (loan) 2010–11[50] League Two 80———80
Northampton Town 2011–12[51] League Two 13000201[lower-alpha 4]0160
Total 210002010240
Yeovil Town 2012–13[38] League One 44500207[lower-alpha 5]0535
2013–14[39] Championship 4132021—454
Total 858204170989
Millwall 2014–15[52] Championship 1101020—140
2015–16[53] League One 40620108[lower-alpha 6]0516
2016–17[54] League One 44260203[lower-alpha 7]0552
2017–18[55] Championship 1000020—120
2018–19[56] Championship 40—20—60
Total 109890901101388
Yeovil Town (loan) 2014–15[52] League One 140———140
Scunthorpe United 2018–19[56] League One 90———90
Carlisle United 2019–20[57] League Two 321502000391
Career total 3662217019121042323
  1. Includes FA Cup
  2. Includes League/EFL Cup
  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

Honours

Yeovil Town

Millwall

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