Tommy Forgan

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Tommy Forgan
Personal information
Full name Thomas Carr Forgan
Date of birth October 12, 1929 (1929-10-12) (age 78)
Place of birth    Middlesbrough, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1949-1954
1954-1965
Hull City
York City
Gainsborough Trinity
010 (0)
388 (0)
00? (?)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Thomas Carr "Tommy" Forgan (born October 12, 1929 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English former football goalkeeper.

Forgan joined York City for a fee of £500 in the summer of 1954 having been placed on the transfer list by his previous club Hull City where he had spent five years. He had previously played for Middlesbrough local non-league side Sutton Estates.[1] He spent twelve years with York, making a total of 428 appearances. He was apart of the team which played in the FA Cup semi-final in 1955.[2] In 1966 he left to play for Gainsborough Trinity and later played for Mitre in the York & District League.

In 1974 he emigrated to Perth, Australia, working as a bricklayer until his retirement. In January 2005, Forgan was reported to be still living in Australia.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The South Bank and District League
  2. ^ Batters, David (2000). "FA Cup Triumphs and Promotion: 1950-1959", York City Football Club. Tempus Publishing, p73. ISBN 0752415689. 
  3. ^ Rock on Tommy