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Biography
Byron Clark Webster (born 31 March 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Millwall.
Career
Early career
Born in Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, Webster made his debut for York City against Burton Albion in the Conference National 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 the 2005–06 season. He signed his first professional contract with York in July 2006. He made four appearances in the 2006–07 season, before being released in February 2007 at his own request. 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. Whilst being registered with Harrogate, he played three games for Whitby Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. He ended the season with nine appearances for Harrogate.
FK Baník Most
He 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. He made his debut in a 5–2 defeat against Baník Ostrava on 11 August 2007. The 2007–08 concluded with Most suffering relegation to the Czech 2. Liga, although Webster signed a new two-year contract with the club. He started a trial spell at Scottish Premier League club Motherwell in December 2008. The club entered negotiations over a deal for Webster to sign on loan for the rest of the 2008–09 season.
Doncaster Rovers
Webster had a trial with Bury in July 2009, before leaving to trial with Doncaster Rovers. 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. He eventually signed for the Championship 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 Notts County in the League Cup first round on 11 August 2009. He joined League Two club Hereford United on a one-month loan on 18 November 2010.
Northampton Town
Webster joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season on 17 March 2011. 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 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. He finished the 2012–13 season with 53 appearances and five goals for Yeovil. Webster made 45 appearances and scored four goals in the 2013–14 season as Yeovil were relegated to League One.
Millwall
Webster turned down a new contract with Yeovil to sign a two-year contract with Championship club Millwall 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.
Personal life
Webster was educated at Sherburn High School and was able to complete a BTEC National Diploma during his footballing career.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| York City | 2004–05 | Conference National | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Harrogate Town | 2006–07 | Conference North | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Whitby Town | 2006–07 | NPL Premier Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| FK Baník Most | 2007–08 | Czech First League | 23 | 4 | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Czech 2. Liga | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 49 | 4 | — | — | 49 | 4 | ||||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2009–10 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Hereford United (loan) | 2010–11 | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2010–11 | League Two | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Northampton Town | 2011–12 | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2012–13 | League One | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 5 |
| 2013–14 | Championship | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 45 | 4 | ||
| Total | 85 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 98 | 9 | ||
| Millwall | 2014–15 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | League One | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 6 | |
| 2016–17 | League One | 44 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |
| Total | 95 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 120 | 8 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 311 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 357 | 22 | ||
Honours
Yeovil Town
- Football League One play-offs: 2012–13
Millwall
- EFL League One play-offs: 2016–17