Tom Forrester

Tom Forrester

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Forrester[1]
Date of birth	June 1864[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	Unknown
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Trentham
1888–1889	Stoke	0	(0)
	Stoke St Peter's
1892–1894	Ardwick	10	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Thomas "Tom" Forrester (June 1864 – unknown) was an English footballer who played for Ardwick and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Forrester played for Trentham before he joined Stoke in 1888.^[1] He was a member of Stoke's reserve side the 'Swifts' and was overlooked by manager Harry Lockett for the first team.^[1] His only senior appearance came in the FA Cup against Warwick County.^[1] Stoke lost and most of the reserve players including Forrester were released. He later went on to play for Stoke St Peter's.^[1]

From there he joined Ardwick on 5 October 1892.^[2] He made his Football League debut on 26 November 1892 against Burton Swifts and went on to score twice in 10 appearances for Ardwick.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke[1]	1888–89	0	0	1	0	1	0
Ardwick	1892–93	4	1	0	0	4	1
	1893–94	6	1	0	0	6	1
Career Total		10	2	1	0	12	2

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Toovey, Paul (2009). Manchester City –The Birth of the Blues 1880–1894. Stockport: Paul Toovey. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-9561910-0-7.