Jack Forrest (footballer, born 1892)

Jack Forrest

Jack Forrest, Clapton Orient, circa 1917
Personal information
Full name	James Henry Forrest [1]
Date of birth	1892 (1892)
Place of birth	Shildon, England
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) [2]
Position	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Sunderland West End
0000–1913	Houghton Rovers
1913–1920	Clapton Orient	126	(10)
1922–1923	Northampton Town	2	(0)
	Spennymoor United
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Henry Forrest was an English professional footballer who made over 120 appearances as a right half in the Football League for Clapton Orient. ^[1] He also played league football for Northampton Town. ^{[1] [3]}

Personal life

Forrest served as a gunner in the British Army during the First World War. ^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Clapton Orient	1914–15 [5]	Second Division	31	2	1	0	32	2
Career total			31	2	1	0	32	2

Honours

Sunderland West End

• Monkwearmouth Charity Cup ^[4]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN   9781905891610. OCLC   841581272.
2. "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Clapton Orient" . Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Forrest James "Jack" Clapton Orient 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
4. "Our her-O's: Part two of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
5. "Clapton Orient Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 March 2019.