Tommy Forgan

Tommy Forgan
Personal information
Full name Thomas Carr Forgan
Date of birth (1929-10-12) 12 October 1929
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1949–1954 Hull City 10 (0)
1954–1965 York City 388 (0)
1965–? Gainsborough Trinity ? (?)

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

† Appearances (goals)

Thomas Carr "Tommy" Forgan (born 12 October 1929 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English former football goalkeeper.

Forgan joined York City for a fee of £500 in the summer of 1954 having been placed on the transfer list by his previous club Hull City where he had spent five years. He had previously played for Middlesbrough local non-league side Sutton Estates.[1] He spent twelve years with York, making a total of 428 appearances. He was a part of the team which played in the FA Cup semi-final in 1955.[2] He was selected to play for the Third Division North side against the South in April 1957. In 1966 he left to play for Gainsborough Trinity and later played for Mitre in the York & District League.

In 1974 he emigrated to Perth, Australia, working as a bricklayer until his retirement. In January 2005, Forgan was reported to be still living in Australia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The South Bank and District League
  2. ↑ Batters, David (2000). "FA Cup Triumphs and Promotion: 1950–1959". York City Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 0-7524-1568-9.
  3. ↑ Rock on Tommy


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