Joe Webster (footballer)


Joseph Webster was an English professional football goalkeeper who made nearly 150 appearances in the Southern League for Watford. He later played in the Football League for West Ham United. After retiring from football, he became a trainer, serving Watford and Northampton Town.

Personal life

Webster served in the 1st Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action at the Somme, Third Ypres, Vimy Ridge and Cambrai. He died in 1927, following an appendix operation at Northampton General Hospital.

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