Winston Foster

Winston Foster

Personal information
Full name	Winston Arthur Foster
Date of birth	(1941-11-01) 1 November 1941
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1955–1958	Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1969	Birmingham City	152	(2)
1969	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	13	(0)
1969–1971	Plymouth Argyle	33	(0)
1971–1972	Chelmsford City
1972–1973	Bromsgrove Rovers
Managerial career
1973–1974	Bromsgrove Rovers (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Winston Arthur Foster (born 1 November 1941) is an English former professional footballer. He played more than 150 games in the top two divisions of the Football League for Birmingham City.

Born in South Yardley, Birmingham, Foster joined Birmingham City as a junior, making his first team debut at the age of 19 as a full back. For the next three seasons he played occasionally for the first team either at full back or as Trevor Smith's deputy at centre-half, most notably in the first leg of the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final against A.S. Roma. When Smith sustained the injury which resulted in him leaving the club, Foster took over at centre half and kept his place for another couple of seasons. He was used less frequently in his last two years at the club, and spent three months on loan at Crewe Alexandra before making a permanent move to Plymouth Argyle where he ended his Football League career. He went on to play for Chelmsford City and Bromsgrove Rovers, and spent one season as Bromsgrove's assistant manager.

Honours

• with Birmingham City
  • Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runners-up 1960-61

References

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 87, 196–204. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
• Matthews, Tony (October 2000). The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875-2000. Cradley Heath: Britespot. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-9539288-0-4.
• Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database