David Webb (footballer)

David Webb
Personal information
Full name David James Webb
Date of birth (1946-04-09) 9 April 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Stratford, Essex, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1966 Leyton Orient 62 (3)
1966–1968 Southampton 75 (2)
1968–1974 Chelsea 230 (21)
1974–1977 Queens Park Rangers 116 (7)
1977–1978 Leicester City 33 (0)
1978–1980 Derby County 26 (1)
1980–1984 AFC Bournemouth 11 (0)
1984 Torquay United 2 (1)
Total 555 (35)
Managerial career
1980–1982 AFC Bournemouth (player-manager)
1984–1985 Torquay United (player-manager)
1986–1987 Southend United
1988–1992 Southend United
1993 Chelsea
1993–1997 Brentford
2000 Yeovil Town
2000–2001 Southend United
2010 Southend United (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David James Webb (born 9 April 1946)[1] is an English former professional footballer who made 555 appearances in the Football League playing for Leyton Orient, Southampton, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City, Derby County, AFC Bournemouth and Torquay United.[2] He became a manager, taking charge of Bournemouth, Torquay United, Southend United, Chelsea, Brentford[3] and Yeovil Town.

  1. ^ a b Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
  2. ^ "David Webb". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ^ "David Webb". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2010.