David Webster

David Webster (born 9 August 1989) is an Irish professional footballer playing for League of Ireland Premier Division club, Finn Harps. He has previously played for Waterford for a season, spent three seasons at Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick's Athletic and seven seasons at Bray Wanderers where he started his career.

Club Career

Bray Wanderers

Webster came through Bray Wanderers youth setup and signed a contract with Eddie Gormley's first team squad in February 2008 whilst still playing for the reserve side in the A Championship. His first senior appearance for the club came on 5 May 2008 when he came on as a substitute for Paddy Kavanagh with 9 minutes left of a 1– win over Shamrock Rovers at the Carlisle Grounds in the League Cup. His only other appearance that season came on 16 July 2008 when he started in a friendly against English League One side Millwall, in a 1–0 loss for Wanderers.

The 2009 season proved to be Webster's breakthrough season in senior football as he became an established regular at centre back for Bray. The first goal of his career came on 14 August 2009 when he scored in a 2–0 win over Tralee Dynamos in the FAI Cup. Webster's first League of Ireland goal came on 19 September 2009 when he opened the scoring in the 16th minute in a vital league game against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium as his side fought to fight off relegation. Bray ended the season bottom of the table and lost out to Sporting Fingal in the final of the Promotion/Relegation Playoffs meaning they would be relegated to the League of Ireland First Division however they kept their top flight status as Cork City and Derry City were both expelled from the League of Ireland Premier Division for financial reasons.

It was a mixed season for Webster and Bray in 2010 as they were runners up in the Leinster Senior Cup but again struggled to fight off relegation, taking them right up until the Promotion Relegation Playoff final as they beat Monaghan United 7–6 on penalties to defy a