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*
Years Team Apps (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)
Total 132 (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]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Source:[5]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1902–03 First Division 6 3 0 0 6 3
Bradford City 1903–04 Second Division 27 5 3 2 30 7
1904–05 Second Division 23 13 2 4 25 17
1905–06 Second Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 53 18 5 6 58 24
Career Total 59 21 5 6 64 27

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ a b 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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