Reg Forester

Reg Forester

Personal information
Full name	Reginald Forester
Date of birth	20 March 1892
Place of birth	Penkhull, Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Date of death	9 December 1959 (aged 67)
Place of death	Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Kidsgrove Wellington
1911	Manchester City	0	(0)
1912–1921	Stoke	8	(0)
1922–1924	Macclesfield	32	(30)
–	Congleton Town
Total		40	(30)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reginald Forester (20 March 1892 – 9 December 1959) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.

Career

Forester was born in Penkhull and began his career with Kidsgrove Wellington. He joined Manchester City in 1911 but failed to make an appearance and left for Stoke in 1912. He played twice for Stoke before World War I and following the hostilities he played seven matches in 1920–21. He left at the end of the season for non-league Macclesfield and then Congleton Town.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1913–14	Southern League Division Two	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	1914–15	Southern League Division Two	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	1919–20	Second Division	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	1920–21	Second Division	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		8	0	1	0	—		9	0
Macclesfield	1922–23	Cheshire League	29	30	1	0	10	17	40	47
	1923–24	Cheshire League	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	Total		32	30	1	0	11	17	44	47
Career total			40	30	2	0	11	17	53	47