Thomas Forrester (June 1864 – ?) was an English footballer who played for Ardwick and Stoke.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Career
editForrester 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
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ 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)