Len Webster

Len Webster (26 December 1906 – 7 October 1985) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Len Webster
Personal information
Full name Len M. Webster
Date of birth 26 December 1906
Date of death 7 October 1985(1985-10-07) (aged 78)
Original team(s) Blackwood Forest / Loch
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927–1938 Essendon 145 (100)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Webster, a fireman by profession, was a ruckman for Blackwood Forest and Loch before joining Essendon.[1]

He had an early setback in 1930 when he required surgery to remove cartilage in his knee but recovered well enough to play 15 of a possible 18 games in 1931.[2]

Essendon appointed him vice-captain in 1935 and the following season he represented Victoria for a second time, having previously played for his state in 1929.[1] He was captain of Essendon for the entire 1938 VFL season.[3]

Despite making 145 appearances for Essendon, Webster never played in a single final.[2]

References
  1. "Essendon Football Club official website: Len Webster". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
  2. "AFL Tables: Len Webster". afltables.com.
  3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.


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