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 | Unknown | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Trentham | |||
| 1888–1889 | Stoke | 0 | (0) |
| Stoke St Peter's | |||
| 1892–1894 | Ardwick | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas "Tom" 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1888–89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ardwick | 1892–93 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1893–94 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |