Full Name:
James Henry Forrest
Born:
24th June 1864, Blackburn
Died: 30th December 1925, aged 61 England Career:
1884 - 1890
Positions:
Half Back and
Left Half
Clubs (and caps):
Blackburn Rovers (11) FA Legacy Number:
114
Career Summary:
Jimmy Forrest (24th June 1864 - 30th December 1925) was an international footballer who represented England 11 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 17th March 1884 at 19 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 15th March 1890 aged 25. Forrest, born on 24th June 1864, in Blackburn, has a FA Legacy Number of 114 and played as a Half Back and
Left Half for his country.
Notes:
At the age of 19 he became the first professional to play for England.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v 17th March 1884 aged 19 years, 8 months, 23 days Last Cap: v 15th March 1890 aged 25 years, 8 months, 21 day First Captaincy: v 15th March 1890 aged 25 years, 8 months, 21 day Career Length: 5 years, 363 days Starts: 11
Substitute: Withdrawn: Full Games: 11
England Match Statistics
British Home Championship HC 11
0
1
0
0
Competitive
11
0
1
0
0
Away
4
0
1
0
0
Home
7
0
0
0
0
Won
6
0
1
0
0
Drawn
3
0
0
0
0
Lost
2
0
0
0
0
Half Back
6
0
0
0
0
Left Half
5
0
1
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990) England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013) 18 sources from 11 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 11. Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 10. Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 9. Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 8. Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 7. Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 6. Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 5. Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 4. Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 3. Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 2. Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 1. * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
Wales (HC) on 17th March 1884 aged 19 years, 8 months, 23 days
Ireland (HC) on 15th March 1890 aged 25 years, 8 months, 21 day
0
0
SCO, 2 - 3, 13th Apr 1889 (HC)