Winston Foster
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| Winston Foster | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Winston Arthur Foster | |
| Date of birth | 1 November 1941 | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1955–1958 | Birmingham City | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1958–1969 1969 1969–1971 1971–1972 1972–1973 |
Birmingham City → Crewe Alexandra (loan) Plymouth Argyle Chelmsford City Bromsgrove Rovers |
152 (2) 13 (0) 33 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1973–1974 | Bromsgrove Rovers (assistant manager) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Winston Arthur Foster (born 1 November 1941) is an English former professional footballer. He played more than 150 games in the top two divisions of the Football League for Birmingham City.
Born in South Yardley, Birmingham, Foster joined Birmingham City as a junior, making his first team debut at the age of 19 as a full back. For the next three seasons he played occasionally for the first team either at full back or as Trevor Smith's deputy at centre-half, most notably in the first leg of the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final against A.S. Roma.[1] When Smith sustained the injury which resulted in him leaving the club, Foster took over at centre half and kept his place for another couple of seasons. He was used less frequently in his last two years at the club, and spent three months on loan at Crewe Alexandra before making a permanent move to Plymouth Argyle where he ended his Football League career. He went on to play for Chelmsford City and Bromsgrove Rovers, and spent one season as Bromsgrove's assistant manager.
[edit] Honours
- with Birmingham City
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runners-up 1961.
[edit] References
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, pp. 87, 196–204. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (October 2000). The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875-2000. Cradley Heath: Britespot, p. 85. ISBN 978-0-9539288-0-4.
- Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
[edit] Notes
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Foster, Winston |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Foster, Winston Arthur |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1941-11-01 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | South Yardley, Birmingham, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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