Terry Webster
{{Short description|English footballer (1930–2016)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Terry Webster
| image =
| fullname = Terence Charles Webster
| height =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|7|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Doncaster, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|3||1930|7|9|df=y}}
| death_place =
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Intake YC, Sheffield
| youthyears2 = 1948
| youthclubs2 = Doncaster Rovers
| years1 = 1948–1958
| clubs1 = Derby County
| caps1 = 172
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1958–1961
| clubs2 = Skegness Town
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| totalcaps =
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Terence Charles Webster (9 July 1930 – March 2016){{cite book |last=Mortimer |first=Gerald |date=2006 |title=Derby County: The Complete Record |publisher=nreedonbook |page=197 |isbn=1859835171}} was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Derby County.
Career
=Early career=
Webster, born in Doncaster started playing his football in Intake, Sheffield, before joining the youth setup at Doncaster Rovers in June 1948.
=Derby County=
In October 1948, Webster would sign with Derby County.{{cite web|title=Terry Webster|url=https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2016/03/terry-webster|publisher=Derby County F.C.|date=4 March 2016|access-date=11 January 2024}} Webster would make his senior league debut in a goalless draw at Deepdale against Preston North End on 5 March 1949.{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/preston-north-end-v-derby-county-05-march-1949-70871/ |title=Preston North End v Derby County, 05 March 1949 |publisher=11v11 |access-date=11 January 2024}} Webster would mainly perform in a role as back-up goalkeeper in his six season at the club as Bill Townsend and Ray Middleton acted as first choice goalkeepers.
In the 1954–55 season, had Middleton left Derby and George Hunter came in as a replacement, but by October 1954, Webster had beat out Hunter to become first choice keeper and played 24 games that season.{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/terry-webster-27545/ |title=Terry Webster |publisher=11v11 |access-date=11 January 2024}} Derby would though suffer relegation to the third tier of English football for the first time in the clubs history that season.{{cite web |url=https://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/the-history-of-derby-county |title=Club History |publisher=Derby County |access-date=11 January 2024}}
In the Third Division North, Webster would become undisputed first choice goalkeeper, playing in 45 games in 1955–56 and missing all but one game of Derby's 1956–57 Third Division North title winning campaign. On the clubs return to the Second Division, Webster would play in the clubs first 20 matches of the season, however he then lost his place in the side to Ken Oxford. His last appearance for Derby came in a 3–2 loss to Grimsby Town on 7 December 1957.{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/grimsby-town-v-derby-county-07-december-1957-108958/ |title=Grimsby Town v Derby County, 07 December 1957 |publisher=11v11 |access-date=11 January 2024}} Webster would leave Derby at the end of the season, and during his ten years at the club made a total of 178 first team appearances.
=Skegness Town=
Webster signed for Skegness Town in July 1958. He remained the club until July 1961.
Death
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=10|Derby County
|1948–49{{cite book |last=Mortimer |first=Gerald |date=2006 |title=Derby County: The Complete Record |publisher=nreedonbook |pages=310–336 |isbn=1859835171}} |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1949–50
|First Division |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1950–51
|First Division |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1951–52
|First Division |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952–53
|First Division |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953–54
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1954–55
|Second Division |23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1955–56
|42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1956–57
|Third Division North |45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1957–58
|Second Division |20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!172 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 178 | 0 |
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Honours
Derby County
- Football League Third Division North winner: 1956–57
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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Category:Footballers from Doncaster
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Category:Derby County F.C. players
Category:Skegness Town A.F.C. players