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Athol Webb

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Athol Webb
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-09-13) 13 September 1935 (age 88)
Original team(s) Scottsdale (NTFA)
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1955–1959 Melbourne 74 (146)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Athol Webb (born 13 September 1935) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1950s.

A small forward, Webb was a premiership player with Melbourne in 1956 and 1957. He kicked five goals in the 1956 grand final and topped their goalkicking in their subsequent premiership season with 56 goals. He represented both Victoria and his home state of Tasmania at interstate football.