Three years later, after scoring 20 goals in 107 league appearances for the Blades, Webber's contract was allowed to expire, and he was released from the club.

He impressed Watford manager Ray Lewington, who said, "Danny's come down from Manchester United, and he has enthusiasm and a willingness to work.

[19][20] Webber made a good start to the 2004–05 season, scoring nine goals by mid-October 2004, with manager Ray Lewington saying, "He has got mind and body right this year and is showing the potential we all knew he had.

[32][33] During the 2005–06 season, Webber scored ten goals,[34] helping Sheffield United to win automatic promotion from the Championship to the Premier League.

By the 2008–09 season he was in the final year of his contract and hoped to secure a new deal with the club[36] but more injuries saw him drop out of the first-team reckoning.

[40] Webber scored his first Premier League goal for Portsmouth in a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United on 26 January 2010.

He was ruled out for the remainder of the season after rupturing cruciate ligaments in a game against Tottenham Hotspur two months later.

[45] In February 2012, Webber joined Birmingham City on trial with a view to signing a permanent contract.

[47] Webber went to Elland Road on a trial basis, and on 28 February he joined the Championship club on a deal lasting until the end of the season, making him Neil Warnock's first signing as Leeds United manager.

[50] Webber scored his first goal for Leeds coming off the bench in the final game of the season against Leicester City on 28 April.

[52] He went on trial at Brian Flynn's Doncaster Rovers in March 2013[53] and signed on a non-contractual basis shortly after.

[57] Webber signed with Northern Premier League Division One North club Salford City in August 2014.

[58] He made his club debut in the opening league match of the season on 16 August as Salford beat Scarborough Athletic 4–1.

[60] He scored Salford's opening goal in the 2–0 FA Cup first round giant-killing over Notts County on 6 November 2015.

[62] He announced his retirement in July 2016, so as to focus his life on his family and his work for a football agency company.