- Bobby Webb
Infobox Football biography
playername = Bobby Webb
fullname = Robert Webb
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1933|11|29
cityofbirth =Altofts ,Wakefield
countryofbirth =England
height =
position =Inside forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Silkstone Rovers
Whitwood Technical
Leeds United
years = 1951–1955
1955
1955–1962
1962–1963
clubs = Leeds United
Walsall
Bradford City
Torquay United
caps(goals) = 003 0(0)
009 0(3)
208 (59)
049 (12)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =Robert 'Bobby' Webb (born
29 November 1933 inAltofts ,England ) is a former footballer, whose career was cut short by a broken leg at the age of just 29. He was aninside forward .Career
Bobby Webb started his football career with Leeds United at the age of 15, but two years of National Service interrupted the start to his career. He appeared in the Central League and United's Northern Intermediate League Cup winning sides from 1950 to 1952. He played just three full games for Leeds, making his debut alongside
John Charles in March 1954 against Brentford, before he moved to Walsall. He spent just four months at Walsall before joining Bradford City in July 1955.He played a total of 208 league games for City, scoring 59 goals, including 18 as he finished the club's top goal-scorer in 1955–56. He failed to score in 11 league games in his final season at City after the club's relegation to Division Four but did score a hat-trick as the club lost 4–3 to top flight side Aston Villa in the League Cup.
He moved to Torquay United but after one successful season at Plainmoor he was forced to retire after suffering a broken leg, aged only 29. He had scored a total of 74 league goals.
ources
*cite book
last = Frost
first = Terry
title = Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988
publisher = Breedon Books Sport
year = 1988
pages = p146
isbn = 0907969380
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