Josh Webb (footballer)

Joshua Webb (born 10 August 1995) is an English footballer who plays for Hednesford Town, as a defender. He started his career with Aston Villa's youth sides, before moving to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock in 2016.

Josh Webb
Personal information
Full name Joshua Webb
Date of birth (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995
Place of birth Halesowen,[1] England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hednesford Town
Youth career
2005–2016 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Kilmarnock 1 (0)
2017–2018 Kidderminster Harriers 3 (0)
2018–2021 Coleshill Town 55 (2)
2021– Hednesford Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 England U17 5 (0)
2013 England U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Career

Domestic

Webb, began his career in 2005 with Aston Villa,[2] playing with the club's youth squads up until U23s.[2]

In July 2016, Webb was one of 11 players to be signed by Kilmarnock manager Lee Clark.[3][4] His first appearances came for the club in July 2016, in the Scottish League Cup against Greenock Morton[5] and Albion Rovers.[6] Webb's next appearance for the side wasn't until December 2016, where he was a second-half substitute in the 4–0 loss to Heart of Midlothian.[7][8]

Webb was released by Kilmarnock and signed for Kidderminster Harriers in March 2017.[9] In 2021 he signed for Hednesford Town.[10]

International

Webb began his international career in 2001 playing for England U17s in a number of UEFA U17 Championship matches, including against Ukraine U17s[11] and the Netherlands U17s.[12] He subsequently went on to make one appearance for England U18s, against Belgium U18 in 2013.

Career statistics
As of match played 9 December 2017 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kilmarnock 2016–17[14] Scottish Premiership 1000200030
Kidderminster Harriers 2017–18[15] National League North 3000—0030
Career total 4000200060

References
  1. Kendrick, Mat (22 April 2016). "This Aston Villa youngster could be involved against Southampton". Birmingham Mail. Trinity Mirror Midlands. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. "Josh Wedd interview". Kilmarnock FC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. "Lee Clark on his new players". Kilmarnock FC. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. Dick, Brian (26 June 2016). "Ex-Aston Villa youngster joins Lee Clark at Kilmarnock". Birmingham Mail. Trinity Mirror Midlands. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  5. Wren, David (23 July 2016). "Killie humbled as Morton take all three points in Betfred Cup tie - Kilmarnock Standard Match Report". Daily Record. Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. Berry, Gavin (31 July 2016). "Kilmarnock 0 Albion Rovers 0: Killie put on the spot as League One side hold firm". Daily Record. Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  7. Wilson, Richard (27 December 2016). "Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  8. "Ladbrokes Premiership Hearts 4 - 0 Kilmarnock". Kilmarnock FC. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  9. "Kidderminster Harriers swoop for ex-England youth internationals Josh Webb and Emmanuel Sonupe who started out at Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur respectively". Worcester News. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  10. "NEW SIGNING – WELCOME JOSHUA WEBB". Hednesford Town FC. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. "England U17 VS. Ukraine U17 1 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  12. "Netherlands U17 VS. England U17 0 - 1". Soccerway. Perform Group. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  13. Josh Webb at Soccerbase
  14. "Games played by Josh Webb in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  15. Josh Webb at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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