Ernie Forrest
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Full name | Ernest Forrest | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
Date of death | January 1987 (aged 67) | ||
Place of death | Bolton, England | ||
Position(s) | Right-half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1938–1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 69 | (1) |
1948–1949 | Grimsby Town | 33 | (1) |
1949–1950 | Millwall | 37 | (4) |
1950–1951 | Darwen | ? | (?) |
Total | 139 | (6) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ernest Forrest (19 February 1919 – January 1987) was an English footballer who played as a right-half in the Football League.[1]
During World War II, Forrest enlisted in the 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, along with many of his teammates.[2]
References
- ^ "Ernie Forrest". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "History | 1940 - 1959". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
External links
- Ernie Forrest at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Ernie Forrest at Spartacus Educational
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 1987 deaths
- Footballers from Sunderland
- British Army personnel of World War II
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Darwen F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Royal Artillery personnel
- Military personnel from County Durham