Jack Forrest (footballer, born 1878)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Forrest[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1878[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lanarkshire, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Carluke Milton Rovers | |||
| 1901–1902 | Motherwell | 19 | (15) |
| 1902–1903 | Stoke | 6 | (3) |
| 1903–1905 | Bradford City | 53 | (18) |
| 1906–1907 | Hamilton Academical | 27 | (6) |
| 1907–1908 | Ayr | 17 | (10) |
| 1908–1908 | Vale of Leven | 10 | (4) |
| Total | 132 | (56) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Forrest (born 1878) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City and Stoke as a forward.[1]
Career
[edit]Forrest was born in Lanarkshire and played for Carluke Milton Rovers and Motherwell[2] before being signed by Stoke in 1902 after being highly recommended by the club's Scotland-based scouts.[1] He began his Stoke career brilliantly, scoring twice on his debut in a 3–0 win over Staffordshire rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, and scored his third against Liverpool two matches later.[1] However after the first month at the club he began to feel homesick and was allowed to return to Scotland.[1] He played once in November and then in April before the board had enough of Forrest and told him to leave.[1]
In May 1903 he joined the newly formed league club Bradford City taking his place in the club's first line-up against Grimsby Town on 1 September 1903. He spent a little over two seasons at Bradford, scoring 18 goals in 53 league games and being the club's top goalscorer in 1904–05.[3] He also scored six goals from just five FA Cup games including four in a 9–0 win over Sunderland West End on 10 December 1905.
In January 1906 he left to join Hamilton Academical, where his 18-month spell included scoring a brace to eliminate local rivals and former employers Motherwell from the Scottish Cup on his debut, and later some minor silverware with a Lanarkshire Cup win.[4] He then moved on to Ayr followed by Vale of Leven.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1902–03 | First Division | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Bradford City | 1903–04 | Second Division | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 7 |
| 1904–05 | Second Division | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | |
| 1905–06 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 24 | ||
| Career Total | 59 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 27 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ Jack Forrest (1906), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- ^ Jack Forrest at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from South Lanarkshire
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Ayr F.C. players
- Vale of Leven F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- 1878 births
- Men's association football forwards