Hannah Forster (born 22 February 1991) is an English female football midfielder. She currently plays for

Fylde Ladies F.C. AFC Fylde Women is an English Women's association football, women's football club affiliated with AFC Fylde and currently playing in the . History The club was formed under the name Duke of York in 1971, as founder members of the North West Wo ...

She was born in

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Club career

Forster joined Blackburn's centre of excellence in the 2006 close season, after a successful trial, and was a regular on the bench the following season for the first team in the

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. In February 2007 Forster came on a substitute for Rovers in the final of the Lancashire Cup, scoring one of six goals as Rovers retained the trophy. In November 2007, Forster scored three times as Rovers beat Preston Ladies 18–0 in the Second Round of the Lancashire Cup. She scored again as Rovers beat Brazil Ladies 17–0 in the following round. In June 2009 she was awarded the Reserve Manager's Player of the Year trophy.

International career

At the age of 11 years, and at the time a ball girl for

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, Forster played in the United Kingdom team the Fox Kids Cup in

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References

English women's footballers Blackburn Rovers W.F.C. players FA Women's National League players 1991 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Fylde Ladies F.C. players Footballers from Wigan 21st-century English sportswomen {{england-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub