He had an unsuccessful trial with Portsmouth before Jim Angell recommended him to Tom Parker, the manager of Norwich City.
During the war, he served in the RAF but also managed to play wartime football for Mansfield Town and Derby County.
[5] He became team captain in 1950, succeeding Bill Rochford, and his leadership qualities were soon to stand him in good stead, when he moved to Torquay as their player-manager.
On the final day of the season they needed to take maximum points from their game against Crystal Palace, but only managed to obtain a draw, so Ipswich Town took the only promotion place then available (on goal average).
In August 1970, Webber returned to Southampton, where he ran the Manor House pub in Woolston until retiring in April 1984.