Jack Forrest (footballer, born 1892)

James Henry Forrest was an English professional footballer who made over 120 appearances as a right half in the Football League for Clapton Orient.[1] He also played league football for Northampton Town.[1][3]

Jack Forrest
Jack Forrest, Clapton Orient, circa 1917
Personal information
Full name James Henry Forrest[1]
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Shildon, England
Height 5 ft 8+12 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sunderland West End
0000–1913 Houghton Rovers
1913–1920 Clapton Orient 126 (10)
1922–1923 Northampton Town 2 (0)
Spennymoor United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Forrest served as a gunner in the British Army during the First World War.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clapton Orient 1914–15[5] Second Division 31 2 1 0 32 2
Career total 31 2 1 0 32 2

Honours

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Sunderland West End

  • Monkwearmouth Charity Cup[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
  2. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Clapton Orient". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Forrest James "Jack" Clapton Orient 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Our her-O's: Part two of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Clapton Orient Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 March 2019.