Jackie Foster
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Thomas Foster[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Southwick, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Murton Colliery Welfare | |||
| Sunderland | 5 | (0) | |
| 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 | (55) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Thomas "Jackie" Foster (21 March 1903 – after 1936) was an English professional footballer and coach who played as an outside right. He made over 430 appearances in the Football League repesenting seven clubs, most notably for Brentford, Halifax Town, Ashington and Barrow.
Playing career
Early years
An outside right, Foster began his career with hometown Division One club Sunderland.[2] He later dropped through the leagues and had spells with Division Three North sides Ashington,[3] Halifax Town and Grimsby Town, winning the league title with the latter club in the 1925–26 season.[2] Foster transferred to Division Three South side Bristol City in 1926, winning the league title in his first season with the Robins.[2][4] After two seasons in Division Two, Foster departed Ashton Gate in 1929.[2]
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.[2] 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.[5] Foster departed Griffin Park in 1933, having made 153 appearances and scored 21 goals for the club.[2][5]
Later career
Foster signed for Division Three North side Barrow in the summer of 1933, scoring 16 goals during the 1933–34 season.[2] He later moved to Birmingham & District League side Colwyn Bay United.[1]
Coaching career
After retiring from football, Foster had a spell coaching in Belgium.[2]
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.[2]
Honours
Grimsby Town
Bristol City
Brentford
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 102. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 372. ISBN 0951526200.