John Forrest (footballer)

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John Forrest
Personal information
Full name John Anthony Forrest
Date of birth (1947-10-09) 9 October 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Tottington, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Rochdale (Chief scout)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1980 Bury 430 (0)
1973Atlanta Apollos (loan) [1] 17 (0)
1981–1982 Macclesfield Town 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Anthony Forrest (born 9 October 1947 in Tottington, Lancashire, England) is an English former professional footballer.

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Career

Playing

Forrest spent the majority of his career with Bury, where he played from 1966 to 1980. [2] He also spent the 1973 season Atlanta Apollos in the NASL where he made 17 appearances. [1]

Coaching

Forrest worked as a coach for Bury and was appointed chief scout of Rochdale in September 2007. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "NASL-John Forrest".
  2. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 215. ISBN   1-85291-665-6.
  3. "Forrest joins Rochdale coaching". BBC Sport. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.