Reginald Forester (20 March 1892 – 9 December 1959) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played for

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Career

Forester was born in

Penkhull Penkhull is a district of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, part of Penkhull and Stoke electoral ward, and Stoke Central parliamentary constituency. Penkhull is a conservation area, and includes Grade II listed buildings suc ...

and began his career with Kidsgrove Wellington. He joined

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

in 1911 but failed to make an appearance and left for

in 1912. He played twice for Stoke before

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

and following the hostilities he played seven matches in 1920–21. He left at the end of the season for non-league

Macclesfield Macclesfield () is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is sited on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; the town lies south of Ma ...

and then

Congleton Town Congleton Town Football Club is an association football club based in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They currently play in the and are full members of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club have played in a number of regional leagu ...

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Forester, Reginald English men's footballers Macclesfield Town F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Congleton Town F.C. players People from Penkhull 1892 births 1959 deaths Men's association football wing halves 20th-century English sportsmen