Ron Foster | |
Fullname: | Ronald Edmund Foster |
Birth Date: | 22 November 1938 |
Birth Place: | Islington, England |
Death Place: | Reading, England |
Position: | Inside forward |
Youthyears1: | 1956–1957 |
Youthclubs1: | Clapton |
Years1: | 1957–1962 |
Clubs1: | Leyton Orient |
Caps1: | 72 |
Goals1: | 17 |
Years2: | 1962–1966 |
Clubs2: | Grimsby Town |
Caps2: | 129 |
Goals2: | 24 |
Years3: | 1966–1968 |
Clubs3: | Reading |
Caps3: | 45 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Years4: | 1968 |
Clubs4: | Dallas Tornado |
Caps4: | 11 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Years5: | 1968–1969 |
Clubs5: | Brentford |
Caps5: | 4 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 261 |
Totalgoals: | 50 |
Ronald Edmund Foster (22 November 1938 – 28 July 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Active in both England and the United States between 1959 and 1969, Foster made over 250 career appearances for five teams.
Born in Islington, Foster played non-League football with Clapton before turning professional in 1959 with Leyton Orient. Foster also played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Reading and Brentford, as well as in the North American Soccer League with the Dallas Tornado, before retiring in 1969.