Len Webster

Len Webster (26 December 1906 – 7 October 1985) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Len Webster
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Full name	Len M. Webster
Born	26 December 1906
Died	7 October 1985(1985-10-07) (aged 78)
Original team	Blackwood Forest / Loch
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Position	Ruckman
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1927–1938	Essendon	145 (100)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
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Webster, a fireman by profession, was a ruckman for Blackwood Forest and Loch before joining Essendon.^[1]

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.^[2]

Essendon appointed him vice-captain in 1935 and the following season he represented Victoria for a second time, having previously played for his state in 1929.^[1] He was captain of Essendon for the entire 1938 VFL season.^[3]

Despite making 145 appearances for Essendon, Webster never played in a single final.^[2]

1. ^ ^{a b} "Essendon Football Club official website: Len Webster". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
2. ^ ^{a b} "AFL Tables: Len Webster". afltables.com.
3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

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