Byron Webster
English footballer (born 1987)
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Byron Clark Webster (born 31 March 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League Two club Bromley.
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Webster playing for Doncaster Rovers in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Byron Clark Webster[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1987[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bromley | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | York City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | York City | 21 | (1) |
| 2007 | Harrogate Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Whitby Town (co-registration) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Baník Most | 49 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Hereford United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Northampton Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Yeovil Town | 85 | (8) |
| 2014–2019 | Millwall | 109 | (8) |
| 2015 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Carlisle United | 32 | (1) |
| 2020– | Bromley | 170 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:16, 9 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
Webster was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire,[5] and raised in Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire.[6] He was educated at Sherburn High School and was able to complete a BTEC National Diploma during his footballing career.[7][8]
Career
Early career
Webster made his first-team debut for York City against Burton Albion in the Conference National on 29 December 2004.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Stevenage Borough on 8 January 2005.[9] He finished the 2004–05 season with 16 appearances and one goal.[9] He made four appearances in all competitions in 2005–06.[10] He signed his first professional contract with York in July 2006.[11] He made four appearances in 2006–07,[12] before being released in February 2007 at his own request.[13] After his release, Webster contemplated retiring and enrolling in university.[14] He signed for Conference North club Harrogate Town in the same month and made his debut against Scarborough in a 1–0 home defeat on 3 February 2007.[15][16] Whilst being registered with Harrogate, he played three games for Whitby Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.[17][18] He ended the season with nine appearances for Harrogate.[16]
Baník Most
Webster signed a one-year contract with Czech First League club FK SIAD Most (known as FK Baník Most from 2008 onwards) in August 2007, with an option of an extension until 2010.[19] He made his debut in a 5–2 defeat against Baník Ostrava on 11 August 2007.[20] The 2007–08 concluded with Most suffering relegation to the Czech 2. Liga, although Webster signed a new two-year contract with the club.[21] He started a trial spell at Scottish Premier League club Motherwell in December 2008.[22] The club entered negotiations over a deal for Webster to sign on loan for the rest of the 2008–09 season.[23]
Doncaster Rovers
Webster had a trial with Bury in July 2009, before leaving to trial with Doncaster Rovers.[24][25] He gave a "composed performance" in a pre-season friendly against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Doncaster manager Sean O'Driscoll was looking to complete a deal for him to sign for the club.[26][27] He eventually signed for the Championship club on an initial two-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 5 August 2009.[28] Webster made his Doncaster debut in a 1–0 victory away to Notts County in the League Cup first round on 11 August 2009.[29] He joined League Two club Hereford United on 18 November 2010 on a one-month loan.[30]
Northampton Town
On 17 March 2011, Webster joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until the end of 2010–11.[31] On 17 May 2011, Webster was released by Doncaster and on the same day Northampton signed him permanently on a two-year contract.[32][33]
Yeovil Town
On 4 July 2012, Webster's contract with Northampton Town was terminated by mutual consent and later that day signed for League One club Yeovil Town on a two-year contract.[34] He scored his first goal for Yeovil in 2–1 victory over Bury, after an attempted clearance from a corner struck him, sending it into the goal.[35] Webster played in the 2–1 victory over Brentford in the 2013 League One play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 19 May 2013, seeing Yeovil win promotion to the Championship for the first time in their history.[36] He finished 2012–13 with 53 appearances and five goals for Yeovil.[37] Webster made 45 appearances and scored four goals in 2013–14[38] as Yeovil were relegated to League One in bottom place.[39]
Millwall
Webster turned down a new contract with Yeovil to sign a two-year contract with Championship club Millwall on 24 June 2014.[40]
On 19 February 2015, Webster returned to Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.[41]
On 20 May 2017, Webster started for Millwall as they beat Bradford City 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 League One play-off final, earning promotion back to the Championship after a two-year absence.[42]
He was offered a new contract by Millwall at the end of the 2017–18 season.[43]
Scunthorpe United
Webster signed for League One club Scunthorpe United on 4 January 2019 on a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season.[44] He was released by Scunthorpe at the end of 2018–19.[45]
Carlisle United
Webster signed for League Two club Carlisle United on 24 June 2019 a one-year contract.[46]
Bromley
On 7 September 2020, it was announced that Webster had signed for National League Club Bromley, linking up with former Millwall teammate Alan Dunne.[47]
On 5 May 2024, Webster captained Bromley to victory in the 2024 National League play-off final, scoring the winning penalty in the shootout as the club reached the Football League for the first time in their history.[48][49]
On 13 May 2025 the club said the player had signed a new deal.[50]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2024–25 season
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| York City | 2004–05[9] | Conference National | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2005–06[10] | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07[12] | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Harrogate Town | 2006–07[16] | Conference North | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Whitby Town | 2006–07[18] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Baník Most | 2007–08[51] | Czech First League | 23 | 4 | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||
| 2008–09[52] | Czech 2. Liga | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 49 | 4 | — | — | 49 | 4 | ||||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2009–10[29] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[53] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Hereford United (loan) | 2010–11[53] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2010–11[53] | League Two | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Northampton Town | 2011–12[54] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2012–13[37] | League One | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | 53 | 5 |
| 2013–14[38] | Championship | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 45 | 4 | ||
| Total | 85 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 98 | 9 | ||
| Millwall | 2014–15[55] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[56] | League One | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | 51 | 6 | |
| 2016–17[57] | League One | 44 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[g] | 0 | 55 | 2 | |
| 2017–18[58] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[59] | Championship | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 109 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 138 | 8 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2014–15[55] | League One | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Scunthorpe United | 2018–19[59] | League One | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Carlisle United | 2019–20[60] | League Two | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Bromley | 2020–21[52] | National League | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[h] | 1 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2021–22[52] | National League | 40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 45 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23[52] | National League | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[i] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24[52] | National League | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[j] | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[61] | League Two | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 162 | 10 | 9 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | 183 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 528 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 606 | 35 | ||
- Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
- Four appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs
- Five appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs
- Appearances in League One play-offs
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in National League play-offs
- One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
- Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
Honours
Yeovil Town
Millwall
Bromley
