Tom Forrester

Tom Forrester
Personal information
Full name Thomas Forrester[1]
Date of birth June 1864[1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Playing position 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Forrester (June 1864 – unknown) 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1888–89[1] The Football League 001010
Ardwick 1892–93[3] Second Division 410041
1893–94[3] Second Division 610061
Career Total 10210112

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ Toovey, Paul (2009). Manchester City –The Birth of the Blues 1880–1894. Stockport: Paul Toovey. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-9561910-0-7.
  3. 1 2 Tom Forrester at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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