George Forrest (soccer)

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George Forrest

Full name	George Forrest
Date of birth	July 21, 1904(1904-07-21)
Place of birth	Wallyford, Scotland
Date of death	May 22, 1986 (aged 81)
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Playing position	Inside Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1918, 1924-1927 1933-1935	Alloa Athletic Hearts Toronto Ulster Bethlehem Steel York City Peterhead Plymouth Argyle Mansfield Town	72 (25) 3 (0)
National team
1924	Canada	07 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

For other persons named George Forrest, see George Forrest (disambiguation).

George Forrest (born in Wallyford, Scotland) was one of Canada's early star soccer players.

[edit] Club career

A forward, Forrest played for the famed Bethlehem Steel F.C. soccer club in 1918 when the team entered the National Association Football League. At some point, he left the team and returned in 1924 for three seasons.

[edit] National team

Forrest played for Canada in their 1924 tour of Australia and New Zealand. In 6 games against the Socceroos, Forrest scored twice as the Canadians split the series at two wins a piece. A week later Canada drew with New Zealand 1-1 in Auckland.