Jack Forrest (footballer)

Jack Forrest

Personal information
Full name	John Forrest[1]
Date of birth	1878[1]
Place of birth	Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]
Date of death	Unknown
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Motherwell
1902–1903	Stoke	6	(3)
1903–1905	Bradford City	53	(18)
–	Hamilton Academical
Total		59	(21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John "Jack" Forrest (1878 – unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Forrest was born in Lanarkshire and played for Motherwell 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 this third against Liverpool two matches later.^[1] But 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 goal-scorer in 1904–05. He also scored six goals from just five FA Cup games including four in a 9–0 win over Sunderland W.E. on 10 December 1905. In January 1906, he left to join Hamilton Academical.

Career statistics

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

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.