Fred Webster (Australian footballer)
| Fred Webster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Fred Webster | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1935 | ||
| Date of death | 17 December 2012 (aged 77) | ||
| Height / weight | 183 cm / 84 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1955 1956–63 |
Melbourne Sandringham |
3 (2) 153 | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963. | |||
Fred Webster (19 April 1935 - 17 December 2012)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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,[2] with whom he played until 1963. He was club captain from 1959, won the club's best and fairest award in 1961,[3] and led Sandringham to their 1962 premiership. They came from 44 points down in the Grand Final to win by a point.
References
- ↑ "Fred Webster - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Moorabbin Gambles With Injured Stars". The Age. 13 April 1956. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ↑ "The Honour Board". Sandringham Football Club. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- Fred Webster's statistics from AFL Tables
- Australian Football: Zebras Back From The Brink
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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