Tom Forman (footballer)

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]

Tom Forman
Personal information
Full name Thomas Forman[1]
Date of birth (1879-10-26)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)
0000–1907 Sutton Town
1907–1910 Barnsley 126 (16)
1910–1911 Tottenham Hotspur 8 (1)
Sutton Junction
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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

Forman served as a lance bombardier in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War.[7]


References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. Soccerdata. p. 92. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. "Ex Player Profiles". www.u-reds.com. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. Metcalf, Mark; Wood, David (1 November 2010). Lifting the Cup: The Story of Battling Barnsley, 1910–12. Casemate Publishers. p. 152. ISBN 9781845631369.
  4. "A–Z of players". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. "Thomas Forman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. "Tottenham Football/ Premier League debut scorers".
  7. "Thomas Forman | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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