Jack Forrest (footballer, born 1878)

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Jack Forrest
Personal information
Full name John Forrest [1]
Date of birth 1878 [1]
Place of birth Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Carluke Milton Rovers
1901–1902 Motherwell 19 (15)
1902–1903 Stoke 6 (3)
1903–1905 Bradford City 53 (18)
1906–1907 Hamilton Academical 27 (6)
1907–1908 Ayr 17 (10)
1908–1908 Vale of Leven 10 (4)
Total132(56)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Forrest (born 1878) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City and Stoke as a forward. [1]

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Career

Forrest was born in Lanarkshire and played for Carluke Milton Rovers and Motherwell [2] before being signed by Stoke in 1902 after being highly recommended by the club's Scotland-based scouts. [1] He began his Stoke career brilliantly, scoring twice on his debut in a 3–0 win over Staffordshire rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, and scored his third against Liverpool two matches later. [1] However after the first month at the club he began to feel homesick and was allowed to return to Scotland. [1] He played once in November and then in April before the board had enough of Forrest and told him to leave. [1]

In May 1903 he joined the newly formed league club Bradford City taking his place in the club's first line-up against Grimsby Town on 1 September 1903. He spent a little over two seasons at Bradford, scoring 18 goals in 53 league games and being the club's top goalscorer in 1904–05. [3] He also scored six goals from just five FA Cup games including four in a 9–0 win over Sunderland West End on 10 December 1905.

In January 1906 he left to join Hamilton Academical, where his 18-month spell included scoring a brace to eliminate local rivals and former employers Motherwell from the Scottish Cup on his debut, and later some minor silverware with a Lanarkshire Cup win. [4] He then moved on to Ayr followed by Vale of Leven. [2]

Career statistics

Source: [5]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1902–03 First Division 630063
Bradford City 1903–04 Second Division 27532307
1904–05 Second Division2313242517
1905–06 Second Division300030
Total5318565824
Career Total5921566427

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. 1 2 John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ Jack Forrest, Bantams Heritage
  4. ↑ Jack Forrest (1906), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  5. ↑ Jack Forrest at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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