Les Forster
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leslie James Forster | ||
Date of birth | 22 July 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Byker, England | ||
Date of death | 1986 (aged 70–71) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
19??–1938 | Walker Central | ? | (?) |
1938–1939 | Blackpool | 2 | (0) |
1946–1947 | York City | 10 | (2) |
1947–1948 | Gateshead | 14 | (3) |
1948–19?? | Blackhall Colliery Welfare | ? | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leslie James Forster (22 July 1915 – 1986) was an English footballer who played as a winger.
Forster started his career with non-league Walker Central before joining Blackpool in 1938, where he made 2 first team appearances. After World War II, Forster joined York City. He scored 2 goals in 10 appearances before leaving to join Gateshead in 1947. Forster made 15 league and cup appearances for Gateshead, scoring 3 goals. Forster joined non-league Blackhall Colliery Welfare in 1948.
Sources
[edit]- "allfootballers.com". Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database". Retrieved 2 January 2010.
Categories:
- 1915 births
- 1986 deaths
- Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Walker Central F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- Blackhall Colliery Welfare F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1910s birth stubs