Ron Webster (born 21 June 1943, in
Belper
Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about north of Derby on the River Derwent. As well as Belper itself, the parish also includes the village of Milford and the ha ...
) is an English former
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player, who spent nearly all his career playing for his local team
Derby County. Webster played at
right back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. Webster was always a fans' favourite because of his hard tackles and effort.
Seth Johnson, a recent ex-Derby player was compared to him for his hard working attitude on the pitch. He is rated by many people as being one of the most loyal Derby County players ever for his services and contribution to the club.
He played 455 league games for Derby, which is the second highest in Derby County's history, (only
Kevin Hector
Kevin James Hector (born 2 November 1944 in Leeds) is an English former footballer who scored 268 goals from 662 appearances in the Football League playing for Bradford Park Avenue and Derby County. His 486 League appearances for Derby County i ...
played more), from 1960 to 1978, scoring 7 times. Ron was part of the
Brian Clough
Brian Howard Clough ( ; 21 March 1935 – 20 September 2004) was an English football player and manager, primarily known for his successes as a manager with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. He is one of four managers to have won the Englis ...
and
Peter Taylor era at Derby, and then the just as successful
Dave Mackay
David Craig Mackay (14 November 1934 – 2 March 2015) was a Scottish football player and manager. Mackay was best known for a highly successful playing career with Heart of Midlothian, the Double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of 1961, an ...
era. Webster was an integral part of a near unbeatable defence. Webster retired in 1977 after his last game (a 1–1 draw with
Chelsea). Webster stayed on at Derby as coach, but is now retired.
On 30 March 2009, he was voted the greatest right back in Derby County history.
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Minnesota Kicks stats
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1943 births
Living people
People from Belper
Footballers from Derbyshire
English men's footballers
English expatriate men's footballers
Derby County F.C. players
English Football League players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Minnesota Kicks players
Men's association football defenders
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States