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Mark Webb
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Position:	Kicker
Personal information
Born:	7 August 1960 (age 64); Birmingham, England
Career history
	Birmingham Bulls (1986–1992);
Career highlights and awards
	Birmingham Bulls Hall of Fame; 1991 All-Europe Team;

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Mark "Spider" Webb (born 7 August 1960) is a former British American football kicker regarded by some as one of the best kickers in British history.^[1] He played his entire career for the Birmingham Bulls.

Playing career

Webb was a former association football player who had become "bored and disillusioned" with the sport and answered a newspaper advert attempting to recruit players to the Birmingham Bulls.^[2]

At the start of his career, he was in direct competition with GB Lions kicker Richard Meanwell, who also played rugby for Moseley RFC, and had previously represented England at under-19 level.^[3] Webb was part of the 1986 Summer Bowl II winning side, but it was Meanwell who kicked a field goal in the final.^[4]

Despite thoughts of retirement, he returned for the 1988 season as the Bulls' lone placekicker, following the retirement of Meanwell^[5] and was part of another national championship winning side, but found himself on the losing side in 1989.

Webb cemented his place in Britball history in the 1991 NDMA Coke Bowl against the London Olympians by becoming the first kicker in British history to win a national championship with a field goal. Webb kicked a successful 23-yard field goal to put the Bulls ahead by a single point with 17 seconds left.^[6]

Following the departure of head coach Steve Moon in 1992, Webb retired from football altogether.^[7]

In 2008, Webb was inducted into the Birmingham Bulls Hall of Fame.^[8]

International career

Following the 1991 title-winning season, Webb was called up to the GB Lions squad for the first time for the European Nations Championship in Finland by London Monarchs assistant coach and GB head coach Ray Willsey.

In the semi-final versus the Netherlands, Webb converted all seven of his extra-point attempts in a 49-3 victory. He also converted his two extra-point attempts in the final against Finland to maintain a 100% accuracy rate, on the way to a 14-3 victory over the hosts and favourites. Webb, along with several other Bulls, was selected to the All-Europe team.^[9]

Coaching career

In 2013, Webb was appointed kicking and punting coach by incoming head coach Ian Hill, and was promoted to special teams co-ordinator by new head coach Mark Pagett in 2014, but stepped down part way through the season.^[10]

Honours and records

Birmingham Bulls Hall of Fame
Alltime British Allstars
1991 All-Europe Team
Most Field Goals and Most Extra Points in Birmingham Bulls History

Statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	Games	Overall FGs			PATs			Points
Season	Team	GP	FG Att	FGM	Pct	XP Att	XPM	Pct	Points
1986	Birmingham Bulls	1	0	0	0	3	3	100	3
1987	Birmingham Bulls	10	6	1	16.6	21	14	66.7	7
1988	Birmingham Bulls	14	11	4	36.4	52	45	86.5	57
1989	Birmingham Bulls	10	3	2	66.7	29	21	72.4	27
1990	Birmingham Bulls	10	2	1	50.0	6	4	66.7	7
1991	Birmingham Bulls	10	7	4	57.1	57	50	87.7	62
1992	Birmingham Bulls	10	12	7	58.3	33	22	66.7	43
Total		65	41	19	46.3	201	159	79.1	196

Postseason

Season	Team	Games	Overall FGs			PATs			Points
Season	Team	GP	FG Att	FGM	Pct	XP Att	XPM	Pct	Points
1986	Birmingham Bulls	1	0	0	0	2	2	100	2
1988	Birmingham Bulls	3	2	1	50.0	12	10	83.3	13
1989	Birmingham Bulls	3	1	0	0.0	12	11	91.7	11
1990	Birmingham Bulls	2	0	0	0.0	3	2	66.7	2
1991	Birmingham Bulls	3	5	5	100.0	10	9	90.0	24
1992	Birmingham Bulls	2	4	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	10
Total		14	12	8	66.7	43	38	88.3	62

European competition

Season	Team	Games	Overall FGs			PATs			Points
Season	Team	GP	FG Att	FGM	Pct	XP Att	XPM	Pct	Points
1986	Birmingham Bulls	2	0	0	0	6	6	100.0	6
1989	Birmingham Bulls	2	2	2	100.0	3	2	66.7	8
1992	Birmingham Bulls	2	0	0	0	3	2	66.7	2
Total		6	2	2	100.0	12	10	83.3	16

References

^ Who were the greatest?
^ "How did you come to play for the Birmingham Bulls in 1986?"
^ Old Dixonians History
^ 1986, 7 September – Birmingham Bulls 23-2 Glasgow Lions
^ "What were the highlights of that season for you?"
^ 1991, 4 August, Birmingham Bulls 39-38 London Olympians
^ Steve Moon interview
^ "Birmingham Bulls Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
^ 1991 GB Lions
^ "COACH PAGETT APPOINTS COACH MARK WEBB AS SPECIAL TEAMS CO-ORDINATOR". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

[1] Who were the greatest?

[2] "How did you come to play for the Birmingham Bulls in 1986?"

[3] Old Dixonians History

[4] 1986, 7 September – Birmingham Bulls 23-2 Glasgow Lions

[5] "What were the highlights of that season for you?"

[6] 1991, 4 August, Birmingham Bulls 39-38 London Olympians

[7] Steve Moon interview

[8] "Birmingham Bulls Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

[9] 1991 GB Lions

[10] "COACH PAGETT APPOINTS COACH MARK WEBB AS SPECIAL TEAMS CO-ORDINATOR". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

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-'''Mark "Spider" Webb''' (born [[Birmingham|Birmingham, United Kingdom]], 7 August 1960) is a former [[United Kingdom|British]] [[American football]] [[placekicker|kicker]] regarded by some as one of the best kickers in British history.<ref>[http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/who-were-the-greatest.html Who were the greatest?]</ref> He played his entire career for the [[Birmingham Bulls (American football)|Birmingham Bulls]].
+'''Mark "Spider" Webb''' (born 7 August 1960) is a former British [[American football]] [[placekicker|kicker]] regarded by some as one of the best kickers in British history.<ref>[http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/who-were-the-greatest.html Who were the greatest?]</ref> He played his entire career for the [[Birmingham Bulls (American football)|Birmingham Bulls]].
 ==Playing career==
-Webb was a former [[Association Football|soccer]] player, who had become "bored and disillusioned" with the sport, and answered a newspaper advert attempting to recruit players to the Birmingham Bulls.<ref>[http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Interviews/MarkWebb.html "How did you come to play for the Birmingham Bulls in 1986?"]</ref>
+Webb was a former [[association football]] player who had become "bored and disillusioned" with the sport and answered a newspaper advert attempting to recruit players to the Birmingham Bulls.<ref>[http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Interviews/MarkWebb.html "How did you come to play for the Birmingham Bulls in 1986?"]</ref>
 At the start of his career, he was in direct competition with GB Lions kicker Richard Meanwell, who also played [[Rugby Union|rugby]] for [[Moseley Rugby Football Club|Moseley RFC]], and had previously represented England at under-19 level.<ref>[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dixonians/a/history-7322.html Old Dixonians History]</ref> Webb was part of the 1986 Summer Bowl II winning side, but it was Meanwell who kicked a field goal in the final.<ref>[http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/britball-finals-pre-2014.html 1986, 7 September – Birmingham Bulls 23-2 Glasgow Lions]</ref>
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 In 2013, Webb was appointed kicking and punting coach by incoming head coach Ian Hill, and was promoted to special teams co-ordinator by new head coach Mark Pagett in 2014, but stepped down part way through the season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.birminghambulls.co.uk/coach-pagett-appoints-coach-mark-webb-as-special-teams-co-ordinator/ |title=COACH PAGETT APPOINTS COACH MARK WEBB AS SPECIAL TEAMS CO-ORDINATOR |access-date=29 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307065542/http://www.birminghambulls.co.uk/coach-pagett-appoints-coach-mark-webb-as-special-teams-co-ordinator/ |archive-date=7 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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+==Honours and records==
 * Birmingham Bulls Hall of Fame
 * Alltime British Allstars
 * 1991 All-Europe Team
-* Most Field Goals in Birmingham Bulls History
+* Most Field Goals and Most Extra Points in Birmingham Bulls History
-* Most Extra Points in Birmingham Bulls History
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 == References ==
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v t e Birmingham Bulls
Founded in 1983 Based in Birmingham, United Kingdom
Stadiums	Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr Salford Park, Aston Moor Lane, Perry Common Cooksey Lane, Kingstanding Walsall Rugby Club, Walsall Erin Go Bragh, Erdington Kings Norton RFC, Hopwood
Seasons	1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Former players	Michael Beaty Mark Cohen Russ Jensen Steve Pisarkiewicz Paul Roberts Bob Shoop Mark Webb
Current league affiliations	League: BAFA National Leagues Conference: Northern Football Conference 2 South