Keith Webber
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith James Webber | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 26 September 1983 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | Marford, Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1960 | Barry Town | 23 | (0) |
| 1960–1963 | Everton | 4 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 35 | (14) |
| 1964–1966 | Wrexham | 73 | (33) |
| 1966–1969 | Doncaster Rovers | 65 | (18) |
| 1969–1971 | Chester | 74 | (14) |
| 1971–1972 | Stockport County | 40 | (7) |
| 1972–? | Morecambe | ||
| ?–1973 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1973–1974 | Oswestry Town | ||
| 1974–? | Rhyl | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Keith Webber (5 January 1943 – 26 September 1983) was a Welsh footballer.
Playing career
[edit]Webber began his playing days with Barry Town before signing for Everton as a 17-year-old in 1960.[1] He scored on his first-team debut for the Goodison Park club in a Football League Cup tie against Walsall,[1] but he was to make just four appearances in The Football League for them before moving to Brighton & Hove Albion in April 1963 in a £9,000 deal.[1]
After a year at Brighton and then a two-year stint at Wrexham, Webber moved to Doncaster Rovers in June 1966 before joining Chester in June 1969.[1] In his two-year spell at Sealand Road, Webber helped Chester reach the 1970 Welsh Cup final before losing to Cardiff City, a fate he had also suffered when playing for Wrexham five years earlier.[1]
Webber ended his professional career with Stockport County in 1971–72 before going on to play in Non-League football for Morecambe, Northwich Victoria, Oswestry Town and Rhyl.[1]
Work and Death
[edit]After finishing his professional playing career, Webber became an insurance salesman and then the licensee of the Grosvenor Arms pub in Handbridge, Chester and later the White Lion in Buckley.[1] Unfortunately, ill health left to him leaving the licensed trade and he took up a position with a finance company.[1]
Webber died aged just 40 from a heart attack at his home in Marford, Wrexham[1] while watching television on 26 September 1983.[2]