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George
Webb |
West Ham United FC
2 appearances, 1 debut goal
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F
4:
A
1
75% successful
1911
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
George William Webb |
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Born |
18 July 1888 at 16
Broomfield Street, Poplar, Middlesex [registered in
Poplar, September 1888].
Attended Park House School, West
Ham, and Shaftesbury Road School |
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Baptism |
3 October 1888 at St. Gabriel's Church,
Chrisp Street, South Bromley |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1891
census, George William is the oldest of two children, the other being
Florence Isabella, to William and Mary Frances (née Lounton),
living at 7 Crews Street in Poplar. His father is a stevedore, and he
lives with two of his aunties. |
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According to the 1901
census, George W. has three more siblings, Arthur, Mary and Elizabeth.
Evidently, one of his aunties has now become his older adopted sister,
Margaret. His father remains a stevedore, and they all live at 7 Claude
Street with the Taphouse family. |
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According to the 1911
census, George William is a stevedore at Millwall docks, he has five more
younger sisters, Emma, Alice, Elsie, Louisa and Violet. They all live at 7
Brewhouse Lane in Greenwich. The return confirms George is one of twelve
children, two have tragically died. |
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Married |
to
Elizabeth
Ellen Holden, in Stratford Church on 31 July 1913
[registered West Ham, September 1913]. She was the daughter of a
West Ham United FC director, James Holden. The reception was held at
Stratford Town Hall for upwards of 200 guests. |
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Died |
28 March 1915 at 173 Romford Road, Stratford,
aged
26 years 253 days
[registered in West Ham, March 1915]. Died of phthisis (tuberculosis),
he had been lying ill for several weeks. Left £279 15s. to his
widowed wife, Elizabeth Ellen.
Interred on 3 April at West Ham
Cemetery. The flag at the Boleyn Castle Ground flew at half-mast. The West
Ham United FC players wore black armbands of crape, in their match against
Watford FC. |
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Height/Weight |
5' 9½", 11st.
10lbs [1911]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Played schoolboy football in Ilford, playing junior football with Ilford
Alliance FC and Ilford FC. Joined Wanstead FC, during which time, he made
occasional appearances for West Ham United FC, who he signed amateur forms
with in 1908-09. After 23 goals in 52 league
matches, Manchester City FC signed Webb on 25 June 1912. A friendly
match between the two teams, played on 4 November 1912, guaranteed £75
proceeds for the Upton Park club. Webb played
twice in the league. He retired on 28 July 1913, to get married. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
Southern League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two who became
356th
players (357) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-forward |
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First match |
No. 109,
13 March 1911, England 3 Wales
0,
a British Championship
match at The
Den, Cold Blow Lane, New Cross, London, aged
22 years
238 days.
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Last match |
No. 110,
1 April 1911, England 1 Scotland 1,
a British Championship match
at
Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged 22 years
257 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1910-11; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1910-11; |
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Individual honours |
England
Amatuer (seven appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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No additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.263. |
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George Webb - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
| goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
1 |
180
min |
1 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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George Webb
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home
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British Championship |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
| All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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George Webb
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1910-11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Notes
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