George Webb (footballer, born 1888)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George William Webb | ||
Date of birth | 18 July 1888 | ||
Place of birth | Poplar, England | ||
Date of death | 28 March 1915 | (aged 26)||
Place of death | Stratford, England | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Ilford Alliance | |||
Ilford | |||
Wanstead | |||
1905–1912 | West Ham United[1] | 52 | (23) |
1912 | Manchester City[2] | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
1910–1911 | England Amateurs | 5 | (7) |
1911 | England | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George William Webb (18 July 1888 – 28 March 1915)
Football career
Webb was born in Poplar in the East End of London and educated at Shaftesbury Road School.[5] He was the stepson of George Hone, who was involved in the creation of Thames Ironworks and became a director of West Ham United.[6] In August 1905, Webb had a pre-season trial with West Ham, going on to make occasional appearances for their reserve team,[5] while playing for various amateur sides in the Ilford area.[6]
He made his debut for West Ham's first team on 9 April 1909, when he scored the only goal in a match against local rivals, Leyton.[1][7] On 5 February 1910, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Second Division in the Second round of the FA Cup.[8][9] He repeated this a year later, scoring all the goals in a 3–0 victory over First Division Preston North End.[9][10][11] Webb was described as "fast, had a great shot while a hefty physique made him even more redoubtable".[5]
Webb represented the
During his time with West Ham, Webb remained an amateur and his appearances were restricted by his business commitments. His fellow West Ham forward
In the summer of 1912, he moved to
Life outside football
Webb worked in the family toy manufacturing business and was a
International goals
- England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Webb goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1 | 13 March 1911 | The Den, London, England | Wales | 2–0 |
3–0 | 1910–11 British Home Championship |
International goals
- England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Webb goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1 | 9 April 1910 | Park Royal Stadium, London, England | Switzerland | ? |
6–1 | Friendly | |
2 | ?
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3 | 4 March 1911 | Crystal Palace Park, London, England | Belgium | 2–0 |
4–0 | ||
4 | 3–0
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5 | 14 April 1911 | Mariendorf , Germany |
Germany | 1–0 |
2–2 | ||
6 | 17 April 1911 | Sportpark Oud-Roosenburgh, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | 1–0 |
1–0 | ||
7 | 21 October 1911 | Park Royal Stadium, London, England | Denmark | 2–0 |
3–0 |
Honours
England
- 1911
References
- ^ a b "George Webb". The Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics. westhamstats.info. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "George Webb". England Football Online. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ISBN 1-905009-63-1.
- ^ a b c d e "George Webb". West Ham United. spartacus-educational.com. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Bloomfield, Pam. "George Webb: West Ham United 1909 – 1911". West Ham United memorabilia collection. They Fly So High. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "West Ham 1 – 0 Leyton". westhamstats.info. 9 April 1909. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 0 West Ham". westhamstats.info. 5 February 1910. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ ISBN 1-899807-19-5.
- ^ "West Ham 3 – 0 Preston North End". westhamstats.info. 4 February 1911. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "West Ham United 3 – 0 Preston North End". The Giant Killers: 1911. freewebs.com. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ a b "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906-1939". englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "England 3 – 0 Wales". englandstats.com. 13 March 1911. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "England 1 – 1 Scotland". englandstats.com. 1 April 1911. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Championship goes to the Rose". England 1 Scotland 1 (Match report). londonhearts.com. 1 April 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Fred Harrison". The Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics. westhamstats.info. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
- ^ "George Webb". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "England v Wales, 13 March 1911". englandstats.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "England v Switzerland, 09 April 1910". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "England v Belgium, 04 March 1911". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Germany v England, 14 April 1911". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands v England, 17 April 1911". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "England v Denmark, 21 October 1911". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
External links
- George Webb at Englandstats.com
- Profile at www.englandfc.com
- George Webb at EU-Football.info