Fred Webster (rugby league)

Frederick "Fred" Webster (third ¼ 1882[5] – March 1939) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s.

[4][7] Fred Webster won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Leeds, including against New Zealand at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 18 December 1907.

[9] Fred Webster played in Leeds' 5–24 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1919–20 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1919–20 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 29 November 1919.

[10] Fred 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 102–0 win over Coventry in 1913, later equalled by Eric 'Toowoomba Ghost' Harris.

[10] 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.

Baines Cigarette card featuring Frederick Webster