Isaac Webb (10 October 1874 – March 1950) was an English professional

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who made 124 appearances in

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playing for Small Heath,

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and

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. He played as a

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. He also played in the Southern League for Queens Park Rangers.

Playing career

Webb was born in

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Englan ...

. He played for a number of non-league clubs before joining Small Heath in 1898. He made his debut in the

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on 2 April 1898, deputising for

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in a 2–1 away win against Luton Town. Described as "a big, burly goalkeeper with outstanding reflexes, ... quick off his line", Webb played three more games at the end of the 1897–98 season, and one the following season.Matthews, pp. 144–45. When Clutterbuck left in May 1898, Small Heath brought in the 20-year-old Nat Robinson as first-choice goalkeeper. Webb played once more for Small Heath, in September 1900 – the only game Robinson missed in his first three seasons – before leaving for

in May 1901. He achieved regular first-team football with West Bromwich Albion. In his first season, he helped them to the Second Division title, and in three-and-a-half seasons with the club he played 96 league games. In December 1904, he joined

for a fee of £250. He appeared regularly for the remainder of the 1904–05 season, but when he fell behind first Tom Naisby and then Bob Ward in the pecking order, and he left for Queens Park Rangers in 1907. He made his Southern League debut in March 1907, and retired from the game at the end of the 1907–08 season.

Personal

Webb joined the

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, serving as a catering

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in the

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. He died in

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, in March 1950 at the age of 75.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Ike 1874 births 1950 deaths Footballers from Worcester, England English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Worcester City F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Evesham Town F.C. players 20th-century British Army personnel West Yorkshire Regiment soldiers Military personnel from Worcester, England