[3] He made his debut in the Second Division on 2 April 1898, deputising for Henry Clutterbuck in a 2–1 away win against Luton Town.
[4] When Clutterbuck left in May 1898, Small Heath brought in the 20-year-old Nat Robinson as first-choice goalkeeper.
Webb played once more for Small Heath, in September 1900 – the only game Robinson missed in his first three seasons[5] – before leaving for West Bromwich Albion in May 1901.
He appeared regularly for the remainder of the 1904–05 season,[6] but when he fell behind first Tom Naisby and then Bob Ward in the pecking order,[7] he left for Queens Park Rangers in 1907.
[2] Webb joined the Army, serving as a catering orderly in the West Yorkshire Regiment.