John Webb (footballer)

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.

John Webb
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-02-10) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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
  1. "John Webb". LFC History. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  2. "Bill Shankly Transfers". Liverweb. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "LIVERPOOL : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  4. "John Webb". GoS-DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  5. "PLYMOUTH ARGYLE : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  6. "TRANMERE ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  7. "All Footballers". All Footballers. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  8. "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  9. "Engelsman voor MVV" (in Dutch). Trouw. 8 October 1976. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2009.


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