Len Webster (26 December 1906 – 7 October 1985) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Webster, a fireman by profession, was a ruckman for Blackwood Forest and Loch before joining Essendon.
He had an early setback in 1930 when he required surgery to remove cartilage in his knee but recovered well enough to play 15 of a possible 18 games in 1931.
Essendon appointed him vice-captain in 1935 and the following season he represented
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
for a second time, having previously played for his state in 1929.
[ He was captain of Essendon for the entire 1938 VFL season.][
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References
1906 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Essendon Football Club players
Brunswick Football Club players
Brunswick Football Club coaches
1985 deaths
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