Ron Webster (born 21 June 1943, in

Belper Belper is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Non-metropolitan district, local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about north of Derby on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent. As w ...

) is an English former

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player, who spent nearly all his career playing for his local team

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. Webster played at

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. Webster was always a fans' favourite because of his hard tackles and effort. Seth Johnson, a recent ex-Derby player was compared to him for his hard working attitude on the pitch. He is rated by many people as being one of the most loyal Derby County players ever for his services and contribution to the club. He played 455 league games for Derby, which is the second highest in Derby County's history, (only Kevin Hector played more), from 1960 to 1978, scoring 7 times. Ron was part of the

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and Peter Taylor era at Derby, and then the just as successful

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era. Webster was an integral part of a near unbeatable defence. Webster retired in 1977 after his last game (a 1–1 draw with

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). Webster stayed on at Derby as coach, but is now retired. On 30 March 2009, he was voted the greatest right back in Derby County history.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Webster, Ron 1943 births Living people People from Belper Footballers from Derbyshire English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Derby County F.C. players English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Minnesota Kicks players Men's association football defenders English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States