George Forrest (soccer) explained

George Forrest
Fullname:George Forrest
Birth Date:July 21, 1904
Birth Place:Wallyford, Scotland
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Philadelphia, United States
Position:Inside Forward
Years1:1919–1922
Years2:1922–1923
Years3:1923–1924
Years4:1924–1927
Years5:1927–1928
Years6:1928–1929
Years7:1929–1930
Years8:1930–1931
Years9:1931–1933
Years10:1933–1935
Years11:1935–1936
Clubs4:Bethlehem Steel
Clubs7:York City
Clubs8:Raith Rovers
Clubs11:Mansfield Town
Caps1:20
Caps2:27
Caps4:72
Caps5:2
Caps6:17
Caps8:10
Caps10:3
Goals1:0
Goals2:1
Goals4:25
Goals5:0
Goals6:3
Goals8:1
Goals10:0
Nationalyears1:1924
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:2

George Forrest (July 21, 1904 – May 22, 1986) was a Scottish football (soccer) player who played for the Canada men's national soccer team.

Career

Forrest began his career with Scotland with Heart of Midlothian and Alloa Athletic. After spending a year in Canada with Toronto Ulster United,[2] in 1924 he signed with Bethlehem Steel of the American Soccer League.[3] He played two seasons with Bethlehem, but was released following the 1925–26 season. He returned to Canada where he briefly played again for Ulster. In September 1926, Bethlehem brought him back into the team for a third season.[4] [5] He then played for several clubs in England and Scotland over the next eight years.[6] [7] [8]

Forrest played for Canada in their 1924 tour of Australia and New Zealand: In six games against Australia, Forrest scored twice as the Canadians split the series at two wins a piece. He played in Canada's first official match on June 7, 1924, against Australia, where he also scored Canada's second-ever goal.[9] A week later Canada drew with New Zealand 1–1 in Auckland.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://canadasoccer.com/index.php?pid=1178&t=profile& George Forrest (CAN)
  2. http://www.canadiansoccerhistory.com/Topical%20news/Red_Hand_of_Ulster.html The Red Hand of Ulster
  3. http://bethlehemsteelsoccer.org/gl101624.html Steel Team in 5th Place
  4. http://bethlehemsteelsoccer.org/gl092226c.html Forrest Returning to Steel Lineup
  5. http://soccerstats.us/bios/george-forrest/ George Forrest
  6. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  7. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=305&scp=1,2,5,6,7 George Forrest
  8. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/forrest-george-image-1-alloa-1922/ Forrest George Image 1 Alloa Athletic 1922
  9. Web site: National Team Match Past.