Winston Foster
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Winston Arthur Foster | ||
Date of birth | 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.[1] When Smith sustained the injury that 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
Birmingham City
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runners-up: 1960–61
References
General
- 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.
- "Winston Foster". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
Specific
- ^ Zea, Antonio; Haisma, Marcel (27 June 2007). "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1960–61 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 13 November 2007.
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1940s birth stubs