John Webb (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 February 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1974 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1973 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | (0) |
| 1975 | Bilzen | ||
| 1975–1977 | Chicago Sting | 54 | (1) |
| 1976–1980 | MVV | ||
| 1980–1982 | Edmonton Drillers | 92 | (2) |
| 1980–1982 | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | 32 | (7) |
| 1983–1986 | Bilzerse VV | ||
| Total | 170 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Webb (born 10 February 1952)[1] is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back. Webb, who was active in England and North America, made over 150 career league appearances.
Career[edit]
Born in Liverpool, Webb signed for hometown club Liverpool in February 1969.[2] Webb was on the bench for five European appearances for Liverpool,[1] but he never made a league appearance for the club,[3] and spent a loan spell at Plymouth Argyle during the 1973–74 season.[4][5] After leaving Liverpool in 1974, Webb moved to Tranmere Rovers, making 20 league appearances between 1974 and 1975.[6] After a brief spell in Belgium with Bilzen,[7] Webb then moved to the United States to play, and spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League with the Chicago Sting.[8] Webb would return to the NASL in 1980, to play with the Edmonton Drillers.[8] His two spells in the NASL were broken up by a spell in the Netherlands with MVV;[9] after leaving the NASL following the culmination of the 1982 season, Webb returned to Belgium to play with Bilzerse VV.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "John Webb". LFC History. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ "Bill Shankly Transfers". Liverweb. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "LIVERPOOL : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ "John Webb". GoS-DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "PLYMOUTH ARGYLE : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ "TRANMERE ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ "All Footballers". All Footballers. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ a b "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ "Engelsman voor MVV" (in Dutch). Trouw. 8 October 1976. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- 1952 births
- English men's footballers
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Chicago Sting (NASL) players
- Edmonton Drillers (1979–1982) players
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- Living people
- Footballers from Liverpool
- Men's association football fullbacks
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada