Tom Forman (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Forman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Basford, Nottingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1900–1902 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | (0) |
| 1903 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| –1907 | Sutton Town | ||
| 1907–1910 | Barnsley | 126 | (16) |
| 1910–1911 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | (1) |
| Sutton Junction | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Forman (26 October 1879 – after 1911) was a professional footballer who played for Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Sutton Town, Barnsley, Tottenham Hotspur and Sutton Junction.[1]
Career
[edit]Forman began his career at Nottingham Forest where he played in five matches between 1900 and 1902.[2]
In 1903 he joined Manchester City without playing a first team match.[1]
After a spell with non-League club Sutton United the outside left signed for Barnsley.[3] Between 1907 and 1910, Forman appeared in 136 games and found the net on 18 occasions for the Yorkshire club; he appeared in both matches of the 1910 FA Cup Final in which he collected a losers' medal.[3]
In 1910 he joined Tottenham Hotspur, featuring in a further eight matches and scoring a single goal before ending his career at Sutton Town.[1][4][5] His solitary goal on his Lilywhites debut in a 6-2 victory over Middlesbrough at White Hart Lane in February 1911 in the old First Division.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Forman served as a lance bombardier in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. Soccerdata. p. 92. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- ^ "Ex Player Profiles". www.u-reds.com. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mark; Wood, David (1 November 2010). Lifting the Cup: The Story of Battling Barnsley, 1910–12. Casemate Publishers. p. 152. ISBN 9781845631369.
- ^ "A–Z of players". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "Thomas Forman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Tottenham Football/ Premier League debut scorers".
- ^ "Thomas Forman | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- 1879 births
- People from Basford, Nottinghamshire
- Footballers from Nottingham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Ashfield United F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Sutton Junction F.C. players
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Garrison Artillery soldiers
- Military personnel from Nottingham