David Webb (footballer)

David James Webb ( born April 9, 1946 in Stratford ) is a former English footballer and football coach.

Career

Playing career

Webb began his career as an amateur player at West Ham United before moving to Leyton Orient in 1963. He made his debut in the season 1964/1965. In March 1966 after 62 games for the Orient, he joined the Southampton FC. Webb played on the right-back position. In 1968 he went to Chelsea. With the Blues in 1970 he won the English FA Cup. A year later he won with his team the Cup Winners' Cup. 1974 ended his job in London and he moved to Queens Park Rangers for the equivalent of approximately 180,000 €. After 116 games for the Hoops in 1977 he went to Leicester City, the fee was the equivalent of about € 70,000. After one year with Leicester City, he played for two years at Derby County, three years at AFC Bournemouth and one year for Torquay United. The last two stations was already Webb player-coach of the respective team.

Coaching career

The first two stations were the FC Bournemouth (1980-1982) and Torquay United (1984-1985) as a player-coach. In 1986, he accepted his first stop as head coach. The former defender was manager of Southend United. This station lasted until 1992. After retiring, he moved in 1993 for an interlude to Chelsea. His longest coaching position was from 1993-1997 at FC Brentford. After years in Brentford he was still short coach at Yeovil Town and Southend United. From 2005 to 2006 he was president of Yeovil Town.

Stations as a player

  • Leyton Orient (1963-1965) (62 inserts / three goals)
  • Southampton FC (1965-1968) (75 /2)
  • Chelsea FC (1968-1974) (230 /21)
  • Queens Park Rangers (1974-1977) (116 /7)
  • Leicester City (1977-1978) (33 inserts)
  • Derby County (1978-1980) (26 /1)
  • AFC Bournemouth (1980-1983) (11 inserts)
  • Torquay United (1983-1984) ( 2/1)

Teams managed

  • Bournemouth FC (1980-1982)
  • Torquay United (1984-1985)
  • Southend United (1986-1992)
  • Chelsea ( 1993)
  • Brentford FC (1993-1997)
  • Yeovil Town ( 2000)
  • Southend United (2000-2001)

Achievements

As a player

  • Football coach (England)
  • Football players (England)
  • Football functionary (England)
  • Born in 1946
  • Man
  • English
  • European Football Cup Winners' Cup Winners
Stratford (London) West Ham United F.C. Southampton F.C. Leicester City F.C. Derby County F.C. Torquay United F.C. Southend United F.C. Yeovil Town F.C.
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