Jackie Foster
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Thomas Foster | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | ||
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* 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
References
- 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.
- ↑ "In The Mad Crowd". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Bristol City FC :: Citystats - Unofficial archive of results, players and managers". Citystats. 1903-03-21. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 102. ISBN 190589161X.