Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fredrick John Forward | ||
Date of birth | 8 September 1899 | ||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
Date of death | 1977 (aged 77–78) | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Brighton Railway | |||
1921–1923 | Crystal Palace | 6 | (0) |
1924–1926 | Newport County | 101 | (10) |
1926–1931 | Portsmouth | 183 | (27) |
1932 | Hull City | 39 | (6) |
– | Bath City | ||
– | Margate | ||
Total | 329 | (43) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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