Jack Forrest (footballer, born 1892)

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Jack Forrest
Personal information
Full name James Henry Forrest[1]
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Shildon, England
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sunderland West End
0000–1913 Houghton Rovers
1913–1920 Clapton Orient 126 (10)
1922–1923 Northampton Town 2 (0)
Spennymoor United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Henry Forrest was an English professional footballer who made over 120 appearances as a right half in the Football League for Clapton Orient.[1] He also played league football for Northampton Town.[1][2]

Personal life[]

Forrest served as a gunner in the British Army during the First World War.[3]

Honours[]

Sunderland West End

  • Monkwearmouth Charity Cup[3]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clapton Orient 1914–15[4] Second Division 31 2 1 0 32 2
Career total 31 2 1 0 32 2

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
  2. ^ "Forrest James "Jack" Clapton Orient 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Our her-O'S: Part two of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Clapton Orient Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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