Frederick "Fred" Webster (third ü 1882 â March 1939) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Brotherton ARLFC (in Brotherton, now represented by Brotherton Bulldogs ARLFC of the Pennine Leaguehttp://www.pitchero.com/clubs/brothertonbulldogsjarlfc), and Leeds (captain), as a forward.
Webster was born in Whittington Derbyshire, England.
Webster won caps for England while at Leeds in 1906 against Other Nationalities, in 1910 against Wales (2 matches), in 1911 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia (2 matches), Australasia (2 matches), and New Zealand.
Webster won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Leeds, including against New Zealand at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 18 December 1907.
Webster played as a forward in Leeds' 2âÂÂ35 defeat by Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1914âÂÂ15 season.
Webster played as a forward, and was captain in Leeds' 7âÂÂ7 draw with Hull F.C. in the 1909âÂÂ10 Challenge Cup Final during the 1909âÂÂ10 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 16 April 1910, in front of a crowd of 19,413, this was the first Challenge Cup Final to be drawn, and played as a forward, was captain, and scored a try in the 26âÂÂ12 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1909âÂÂ10 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1909âÂÂ10 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Monday 18 April 1910, in front of a crowd of 11,608, this was Leeds' first Challenge Cup Final win in their first appearance.
Webster played in Leeds' 5âÂÂ24 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1919âÂÂ20 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1919âÂÂ20 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 29 November 1919.
Webster joined Leeds from Brotherton in 1902, on the eve of his 20th birthday, and was a mainstay of the side for the next 18 years, he scored a club record eight tries in the 102âÂÂ0 win over Coventry in 1913, later equalled by Eric 'Toowoomba Ghost' Harris. During Fred Webster's time at Leeds he made 543 appearances, a club record which stood for more than 60 years, only John Holmes has played more games for Leeds.
Webster's Testimonial match at Leeds took place in 1919.
The Yorkshire Evening Post named Arthur Clues, Bert Cook, Ellery Hanley, Eric Harris, Vic Hey, John Holmes, Lewis Jones, Danny McGuire, Garry Schofield, and Frederick "Fred" Webster, as the greatest ever Leeds RL players.