Tom Forrester
English footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Forrester[1] | ||
Date of birth | June 1864[1] | ||
Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
Date of death | ? | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1887 | Trentham | ||
1888–1889 | Stoke | 0 | (0) |
1889–1892 | Stoke St Peter's | ||
1892–1894 | Ardwick | 10 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Forrester (June 1864 – ?) was an English footballer who played for Ardwick and Stoke.[1]
Career
Forrester played for Trentham before he joined Stoke in 1888.[1] He was a member of Stoke's reserve side the 'Swifts' and was overlooked by manager Harry Lockett for the first team.[1] His only senior appearance came in the FA Cup against Warwick County.[1] Stoke lost and most of the reserve players including Forrester were released. He later went on to play for Stoke St Peter's.[1]
From there he joined Ardwick on 5 October 1892.[2] He made his Football League debut on 26 November 1892 against Burton Swifts and went on to score twice in 10 appearances for Ardwick.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke | 1888–89[1] | The Football League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ardwick | 1892–93[3] | Second Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
1893–94[3] | Second Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Career total | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Toovey, Paul (2009). Manchester City –The Birth of the Blues 1880–1894. Stockport: Paul Toovey. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-9561910-0-7.
- ^ a b Tom Forrester at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)