Mike Foster (footballer)

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Mike Foster
Personal information
Full name Michael Sydney Foster [1]
Date of birth (1939-02-03) 3 February 1939 (age 84) [1]
Place of birth Leicester, England [1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Leicester City 0 (0)
1961–1962 Colchester United 36 (8)
1962–1963 Norwich City 0 (0)
1963–1964 Millwall 13 (2)
Total49(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Sydney Foster (born 3 February 1939) is an English former footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Colchester United and Millwall. He was also signed to Leicester City and Norwich City, though he made no appearances for those clubs.

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Career

Born in Leicester, Foster came through the ranks at hometown club Leicester City, but was never selected for the first team. He transferred to Colchester United nominally in 1961, [1] making his professional debut on the opening day of the 1961–62 season in a 3–0 victory over Stockport County at Layer Road. [2] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August during a 2–2 draw away at Oldham Athletic. [3]

During his single season with the U's, Foster made 36 league appearances, scoring eight goals [4] and assisted Colchester to promotion to the Third Division. [5] His final goal for the club came on 23 March 1962, the opening goal of a 2–0 victory against Mansfield Town. [6] He made his final Colchester appearance on the final day of the season, a 5–3 away victory over Doncaster Rovers. [7]

Foster left Colchester for Norwich City for £3,000 in the summer of 1962 in a deal that also saw Roy McCrohan head to the U's. [1] He failed to break into the first-team at Norwich and did not make any appearances for the club. He later joined Millwall in the 1963–64 season, making 13 appearances and scoring two goals. [8] He left the professional game after leaving Millwall. [1]

Honours

Colchester United
All honours referenced by: [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 3–0 Stockport County". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Colchester United - Match details - Oldham Athletic 2–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  5. 1 2 "League Two (Tier Four) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 2–0 Mansfield Town". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Colchester United - Match details - Doncaster Rovers 3–5 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "MILLWALL:1946/47-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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