Jackie Foster

Jackie Foster
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Foster
Date of birth (1903-03-21)21 March 1903
Place of birth Southwick, England
Playing position Right winger
Youth career
Murton Colliery Welfare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sunderland 5
1921–1923 Ashington 68 (5)
1923–1925 Halifax Town 73 (2)
1925–1926 Grimsby Town 10 (1)
1926–1929 Bristol City 51 (5)
1929–1933 Brentford 141 (21)
1933–1936 Barrow 67 (21)
Colwyn Bay United
Total 432

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

John Thomas "Jackie" Foster (March 21, 1903-unknown) was an English professional footballer and coach who played as a right winger. He made over 430 appearances in the Football League, most notably for Brentford, Halifax Town, Ashington and Barrow.

Playing career

Early years

A right winger, Foster began his career with hometown Division One club Sunderland.[1] He later dropped through the leagues and had spells with Division Three North sides Ashington,[2] Halifax Town and Grimsby Town, winning the league title with the latter club in the 1925/26 season.[1] Foster transferred to Division Three South side Bristol City in 1926, winning the league title in his first season with the Robins.[1][3] After two seasons in Division Two, Foster departed Ashton Gate in 1929.[1]

Brentford

Foster and Bristol City teammate Cyril Blakemore joined Division Three South side Brentford in the summer of 1929, for a combined fee of £500.[1] He was a virtual ever-present until the 1932/33 season, when he made just 22 appearances, but still contributed to the Bees' Division Three South title.[4] Foster departed Griffin Park in 1933, having made 153 appearances and scored 21 goals for the club.[1][4]

Later career

Foster signed for Division Three North side Barrow in the summer of 1933, scoring 16 goals during the 1933/34 season.[1] He later moved to Birmingham & District League side Colwyn Bay United.[5]

Coaching career

After retiring from football, Foster had a spell coaching in Belgium.[1]

Personal life

Foster's brother Jimmy was also a footballer and was on the books at Brentford, but failed to make an appearance for the first team.[1]

Honours

Grimsby Town

Bristol City

Brentford

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 59. ISBN 0955294916.
  2. "In The Mad Crowd". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  3. "Bristol City FC :: Citystats - Unofficial archive of results, players and managers". Citystats. 1903-03-21. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. 1 2 "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  5. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 102. ISBN 190589161X.


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