Stan Webb (footballer, born 1906) explained

Stan Webb
Fullname:Sidney John Webb
Position:Goalkeeper
Birth Date:6 January 1906
Birth Place:Portslade-by-Sea, England
Death Place:Australia
Clubs1:Portslade Gasworks
Years2:192?–1924
Clubs2:Hove
Years3:1924–1935
Caps3:205
Goals3:0
Years4:1924–1925
Clubs4:Tunbridge Wells Rangers (loan)
Years5:1935–1936
Clubs5:Tunbridge Wells Rangers
Years6:1936–1939
Clubs6:Southwick

Sidney John Webb (6 January 1906 – 13 December 1993), commonly known as Stan Webb, was an English professional footballer who made more than 200 Football League appearances playing as a goalkeeper for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Life and career

Webb was born in Portslade-by-Sea, Sussex, in 1906. He worked at the local gasworks, and played football for his works team and for Sussex County League team Hove before turning professional with Brighton & Hove Albion in 1924. He spent the next season with Tunbridge Wells Rangers of the Kent League, and made 24 first-team appearances for Albion in 1925–26. He then lost his place to the experienced Skilly Williams, but regained it in late 1928, and was undisputed first choice until the arrival of Joe Duckworth,[2] with whom he enjoyed a rivalry for the position until Duckworth moved on in 1932.[3] Webb made his 234th and final first-team appearance for Albion in 1934, returned to Tunbridge Wells Rangersby then a Southern League teamin 1935, and finished his career at Southwick. After the war, he emigrated to Australia, where he died December 13 1993

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 275 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 1997 . Goldstone Books . Hove . 255 . 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  3. Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z . 1997 . 74–75.