Jamie Forrester
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 November 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AJ Auxerre | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Leeds United | 9 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Southend United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | Grimsby Town | 41 | (6) |
| 1997–1999 | Scunthorpe United | 101 | (37) |
| 1999–2000 | Utrecht | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Walsall (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 9 | (6) |
| 2000–2003 | Northampton Town | 112 | (39) |
| 2003–2004 | Hull City | 32 | (7) |
| 2004–2006 | Bristol Rovers | 52 | (9) |
| 2006 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 9 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Lincoln City | 81 | (30) |
| 2008–2009 | Notts County | 30 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Lincoln United | ||
| 2010 | Lincoln Moorlands Railway | ||
| Total | 496 | (148) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:14, 24 January 2009 (UTC). |
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Jamie Forrester (born 1 November 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a Striker between 1991 and 2010.
He played in France, the Netherlands and his native England. He notably played for Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United, Northampton Town and Lincoln City, having also had spells with AJ Auxerre, Leeds United, FC Utrecht, Walsall, Hull City, Bristol Rovers, Notts County, Lincoln United and Lincoln Moorlands Railway. Forrester has since set up home in Lincoln and runs his own key cutting business as well as coaching youngsters in the city.
At the age of 16, Forrester moved south of England to France, where he was to ply his trade for Auxerre, a team with unprecedented success for the size of their town. Unfortunately, "after a year of homesickness", Forrester returned to Leeds in an attempt to break into their first team, after failing to make any first team appearances.
Whilst at Leeds, Forrester had two relatively successful loan spells at Southend United and Grimsby Town, however, only managed to bag 9 first team appearances for The Whites, stating he "was not able to consistently perform at the top level." This eventually led him to join Grimsby Town on a permanent basis.
His highlight whilst at Elland Road was undoubtedly winning the FA Youth Cup in 1993, helping to defeat a Manchester United squad 4–1 on aggregrate over a two-legged final, scoring Leeds' first goals in both their 2–0 victory at Old Trafford and their 2–1 win at Elland Road. Forrester scored a total of 11 goals in 1993's FA Youth Cup for the Yorkshire outfit. This Manchester United team contained players who were to become internationals, including David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Nicky Butt, Robbie Savage and Keith Gillespie.
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