Byron Clark Webster (born 31 March 1987) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Early and personal life

Webster was born in

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, West Yorkshire and raised in

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, North Yorkshire. He was educated at Sherburn High School and was able to complete a BTEC National Diploma during his footballing career.

Career

Early career

Webster made his first-team debut for York City against Burton Albion in the

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on 29 December 2004. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Stevenage Borough on 8 January 2005. He finished the 2004–05 season with 16 appearances and one goal. He made four appearances in all competitions in 2005–06. He signed his first professional contract with York in July 2006. He made four appearances in 2006–07, before being released in February 2007 at his own request. After his release, Webster contemplated retiring and enrolling in university. He signed for

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club

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in the same month and made his debut against Scarborough in a 1–0 home defeat on 3 February 2007. Whilst being registered with Harrogate, he played three games for

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in the

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Premier Division. He ended the season with nine appearances for Harrogate.

Baník Most

Webster signed a one-year contract with

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club FK SIAD Most (known as FK Baník Most from 2008 onwards) in August 2007, with an option of an extension until 2010. He made his debut in a 5–2 defeat against Baník Ostrava on 11 August 2007. The 2007–08 concluded with Most suffering

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to the

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, although Webster signed a new two-year contract with the club. He started a trial spell at

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club

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in December 2008. The club entered negotiations over a deal for Webster to sign on

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for the rest of the 2008–09 season.

Doncaster Rovers

Webster had a trial with Bury in July 2009, before leaving to trial with

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. He gave a "composed performance" in a pre-season

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against

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and Doncaster

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was looking to complete a deal for him to sign for the club. He eventually signed for the

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club on an initial two-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 5 August 2009. Webster made his Doncaster debut in a 1–0 victory away to

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in the League Cup

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on 11 August 2009. He joined

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club Hereford United on 18 November 2010 on a one-month loan.

Northampton Town

On 17 March 2011, Webster joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until the end of

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. On 17 May 2011, Webster was released by Doncaster and on the same day Northampton signed him permanently on a two-year contract.

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. 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. Webster played in the 2–1 victory over

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in the 2013 League One play-off final at

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on 19 May 2013, seeing Yeovil win promotion to the

for the first time in their history. He finished

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with 53 appearances and five goals for Yeovil. Webster made 45 appearances and scored four goals in 2013–14 as Yeovil were relegated to League One in bottom place.

Millwall

Webster turned down a new contract with Yeovil to sign a two-year contract with Championship club

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on 24 June 2014. On 19 February 2015, Webster returned to Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season. 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. He was offered a new contract by Millwall at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Scunthorpe United

Webster signed for League One club

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on 4 January 2019 on a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season. He was released by Scunthorpe at the end of 2018–19.

Carlisle United

Webster signed for League Two club

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on 24 June 2019 a one-year contract.

Bromley

On 7 September 2020, it was announced that Webster had signed for National League Club

, linking up with former

team mate Alan Dunne.

Career statistics

Honours

Yeovil Town * Football League One play-offs:

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Millwall *

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Bromley *

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: 2021–22

References

External links

Profile
at the Carlisle United F.C. website *
Byron Webster Interview
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