Bob Foster (footballer) explained

Bob Foster
Fullname:Robert Foster
Birth Date:April qtr, 1911
Birth Place:Deane, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Farnworth Standard
Years1:1931–1932
Clubs1:Accrington Stanley
Caps1:11
Goals1:0
Years2:1932–1933
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:1933–1935
Clubs3:Wrexham
Caps3:29
Goals3:0
Years4:1935–1936
Clubs4:Bury
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:1936–1937
Clubs5:Oldham Athletic
Caps5:10
Goals5:0
Years6:1937–1940
Clubs6:Mossley

Robert Foster (born 1911)[1] was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several clubs in the 1930s.

Football career

Foster was born in the Deane district of Bolton and started his football career with local side Farnworth Standard before joining Accrington Stanley in the Football League Third Division North.

After one season, he joined Southampton of the Second Division, where he was signed as cover for Bert Scriven.[2] In his year at The Dell, he made 36 appearances for the reserves, but only managed one appearance in the first team, in a 2–2 draw against Port Vale on 29 August 1932.[2] [3]

In the summer of 1933, Foster moved on to Wrexham and then to Bury. By the summer of 1936, his football career seemed to be over, never having made a first-team appearance for Bury, and he was running a newsagency.[2] In September 1936, he was signed by Oldham Athletic of the Third Division North for whom he made 11 first-team appearances, finishing on the losing side just once.[2]

He finished his career at Mossley of the Cheshire County League, for whom he made a total of 93 appearances.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . 2004 . Tony Brown. Nottingham. 1-899468-67-6. 93.
  2. Book: Holley, Duncan . The Alphabet of the Saints. Chalk, Gary. ACL & Polar Publishing. 1992. 0-9514862-3-3. 127–128.
  3. Book: Chalk, Gary. Saints – A complete record. Holley, Duncan . Breedon Books. 1987. 0-907969-22-4. 89.
  4. Web site: The Mossley goalkeepers. mossleyweb. 12 October 2012.