Reg Forester

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title: "Reg Forester" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["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"] description: "English footballer" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_Forester" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Reg Forester
fullname	Reginald Forester
birth_date	20 March 1892
birth_place	Penkhull, Stoke-upon-Trent, England
death_date	9 December 1959 (aged 67)
death_place	Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England
height
position	Left half
years1
years2	1911
years3	1912–1921
years4	1922–1924
years5	–
totalcaps	40
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| name = Reg Forester | image = | fullname = Reginald Forester | birth_date = 20 March 1892 | birth_place = Penkhull, Stoke-upon-Trent, England | death_date = 9 December 1959 (aged 67) | death_place = Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England | height = | position = Left half | years1 = | clubs1 = Kidsgrove Wellington | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1911 | clubs2 = Manchester City | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1912–1921| clubs3 = Stoke | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1922–1924| clubs4 = Macclesfield | caps4 = 32| goals4 = 30 | years5 = – | clubs5 = Congleton Town | caps5 = | goals5 = | totalcaps = 40 | totalgoals = 30 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

::data[format=table title="Appearances and goals by club, season and competition"] | Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | —||9 | 0 | Total | 32 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 47 | Career total | 40 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 47 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

References

References

1. (15 August 1921). "Football's advent. Stoke". Athletic News.
2. Matthews, Tony. (1994). "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City". Lion Press.
3. "Cheshire League - 1922-23".
4. "Cheshire League - 1923-24".

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