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Tom Forrester

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Tom Forrester
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

Thomas Forrester (June 1864 – ?) was an English footballer who played for Ardwick and Stoke.[1]

Career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. ^ a b Tom Forrester at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)