Matt Forster

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Matt Forster
Personal information
Full name Matthew Forster
Date of birth (1900-08-24)24 August 1900
Place of birth Newburn, England
Date of death 1976 (aged 75–76)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1929 Tottenham Hotspur 236
1930–1932 Reading 70
1933–???? Charlton Athletic 1
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Matt Forster (24 August 1900 – 1976) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Reading and Charlton Athletic.[2]

Football career[]

Forster a full back joined Tottenham from Newburn in 1920 and made 244 appearances in all competitions for the club.[3] He joined Reading in 1930 and went on to feature in a further 70 matches before making the move to Charlton Athletic in 1933 and play a solitary game.

References[]

  1. ^ The Vagrant (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Tottenham Hotspur". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 93. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  3. ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
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