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Bill Forster (footballer)

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Bill Forster
Personal information
Date of birth 1882
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sheffield United ? (?)
1906-1908 Crystal Palace 50 (0)
Grimsby Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bill Forster (born William Forster, 1882) was an English professional footballer, who played for Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Grimsby Town.

Career

Forster played professionally for Sheffield United, before signing for Crystal Palace in 1906. Forster played for Palace in the club's shock defeat of Newcastle in the first round of the 1906–07 FA Cup. Forster left Palace for Grimsby Town in 1908.[1]

References

  1. ^ *King, Ian (2012). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905-2011. Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 536–7. ISBN 978-1-78091-221-9.