Fred Webster (Australian footballer)

Frederick Charles Webster (19 April 1935 – 17 December 2012)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Fred Webster
Personal information
Full name Frederick Charles Webster
Date of birth (1935-04-19)19 April 1935
Date of death 17 December 2012(2012-12-17) (aged 77)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1955 Melbourne 003 (2)
1956–63 Sandringham 153
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Webster made three appearances in the 1955 VFL season, after making his debut in a win over Geelong on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. His two other games were against Footscray.

The following season, Webster joined Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association,[3] with whom he played until 1963. He was club captain from 1959, won the club's best and fairest award in 1961,[4] and led Sandringham to their 1962 premiership. They came from 44 points down in the Grand Final to win by a point.

References

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  1. ^ "Fred Webster – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 874. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ^ "Moorabbin Gambles With Injured Stars". The Age. 13 April 1956. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. ^ "The Honour Board". Sandringham Football Club. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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