Eric Webster

Eric Webster
Personal information
Date of birth	24 June 1931
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Date of death	24 January 2016 (aged 84)
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
	Ardwick Lads Club
1950–1952	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team
1952–1953	Manchester City
	Ashton United
	Hyde United
1958–1959	Macclesfield Town
	Nantlle Vale
	Pwllheli
	Stalybridge Celtic
Managerial career
	Stalybridge Celtic
	Hyde United
	Runcorn
	Ashton United
1982–1985	Stockport County
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Webster (24 June 1931 – 24 January 2016) was an English association football player and coach.

Career

Playing career

Born in Manchester, Webster began his career with Ardwick Lads Club, before signing for Manchester City, where he made one appearance in the Football League.^[1]^[2] After leaving Manchester City, Webster played with Ashton United, Hyde United, Macclesfield Town, Nantlle Vale, Pwllheli and Stalybridge Celtic.^[2]^[3]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Webster managed Stalybridge Celtic, Hyde United, Runcorn and Ashton United, before moving to Stockport County to become head groundsman and a coach, eventually becoming full manager between 1982 and 1985.^[2]^[4]

He died on 24 January 2016.^[5]

References

^ "MANCHESTER CITY : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Eric Webster". Stockport County F.C. 20 March 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ https://www.thepfa.com/news/2016/2/9/oshor-williams-pays-tribute-to-eric-webster
^ "Eric Webster RIP". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

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[1] "MANCHESTER CITY : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.

[SCFC-2] "Eric Webster". Stockport County F.C. 20 March 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] ttps://www.thepfa.com/news/2016/2/9/oshor-williams-pays-tribute-to-eric-webster

[5] "Eric Webster RIP". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

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