Jack Foster (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Samuel Foster | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Rawmarsh, England | ||
| Date of death | 1946 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rotherham Church Institute | |||
| Thornhill United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1902 | Blackpool | 28 | (6) |
| 1902–1906 | Rotherham Town | ||
| 1906–1907 | Watford | 57 | (29) |
| 1907–1908 | Sunderland | 8 | (3) |
| 1908–1909 | West Ham United | 15 | (9) |
| 1909 | Southampton | 6 | (1) |
| 1909–1910 | Huddersfield Town | – | (25) |
| 1910–19?? | Castleford Town | ||
| Morley | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1928 | Bradford City (caretaker manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Samuel "Jack" Foster (19 November 1877 – 1946) was an English footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the 1900s. After retiring as a player, he became a manager.
Foster was born in Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, but started his professional career as an inside-forward at Blackpool of the Football League Second Division, where, during the 1901–02 season, he scored six goals from 28 league appearances. He then dropped down to the Midland League where he spent several seasons back in Yorkshire with Rotherham Town before moving to Southern League Watford in 1906. At Watford, he developed a reputation as a "dashing leader of attacking football".
He returned to the Football League when he joined Sunderland of the First Division in December 1907 for a fee of £800. He made his first-team debut on 7 December, playing at centre-forward when he scored in a 2–0 victory at Birmingham. Foster retained his place for the next six matches, scoring twice in a 5–2 victory over Woolwich Arsenal on New Year's Day, before losing his place to Angus McIntosh. His time at Roker Park coincided with a decline in his health, and his doctor advised him to move to a milder climate in the south.
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