Joseph Webster (1885 â 15 October 1927) was an English professional footballer who made nearly 150 appearances in the Southern League for Watford as a goalkeeper. He later played in the Football League for West Ham United. After retiring from football, Webster became a trainer, serving Watford and Northampton Town.
Webster served in the 1st Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action at the Somme, Third Ypres, Vimy Ridge and Cambrai. He died in 1927, following an appendix operation at Northampton General Hospital.