Jim Forrest (footballer born 1944)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Forrest | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1967 | Rangers | 105 | (83) |
| 1967–1968 | Preston North End | 26 | (3) |
| 1968–1973 | Aberdeen | 128 | (44) |
| 1973 | Cape Town City | ? | (?) |
| 1973–1975 | Hong Kong Rangers | ? | (?) |
| 1975–1976 | San Antonio Thunder | 5 | (0) |
| 1975 | → Hawick Royal Albert (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1965–1971 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| 1963–1965 | Scotland under-23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Forrest (born 22 September 1944) is a Scottish former professional football, who played as a striker for Rangers, Preston, Aberdeen and Hong Kong Rangers.
Forrest was born in Glasgow, raised in the Townhead district of the city and signed for Rangers (the club he supported) as a schoolboy; he was sent for a short period to Drumchapel Amateurs for development. In coming into the first-team, he displaced Jimmy Millar as the successful early 1960s Rangers side was breaking up.
He was known as a prolific goalscorer – in total scoring 145 goals in his 163 games for Rangers, his 50th goal for the club coming in his 45th appearance. He scored 57 goals in the 1964–65 season, just two short of Jimmy McGrory of Celtic who holds the record of most goals scored in a season in British football. Forrest holds the record for number of goals scored for Rangers in a League Cup match, scoring five in a 8–0 victory over Stirling Albion in August 1966. Other highlights included two goals in his first Old Firm appearance in 1963 (when he was aged just 18), four in the 1963 Scottish League Cup Final win over Morton, both goals in the 1964 Scottish League Cup Final victory over Celtic, and another five-goal haul against Hamilton in a 1965 league game.
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