Colin Foster
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin John Foster | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Chislehurst, Kent, England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1987 | Leyton Orient | 178 | (10) |
| 1987–1989 | Nottingham Forest | 72 | (5) |
| 1989–1994 | West Ham United | 93 | (4) |
| 1994 | → Notts County (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Watford | 66 | (8) |
| 1997 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Cambridge United | 27 | (1) |
| Total | 425 | (55) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Colin Foster (born 16 July 1964) is an English retired football defender.
Career
Foster made his league debut for Leyton Orient in January 1982 whilst still an apprentice. He moved to Nottingham Forest, for a fee of £50,000 in May 1987, making 72 league appearances under manager, Brian Clough. In September 1989, he became manager Lou Macari's second and most expensive signing for West Ham United for £750,000. Never a regular player under Macari, he became so under new manager Billy Bonds in a team which won promotion from the second division in season 1990-91. Three seasons broken by regular injury followed and after a projected £400,000 move back to Nottingham Forest fell through, when Foster could not agree terms, he remained at West Ham on a weekly contract. A loan to Notts County followed before he eventually moved, for a fee of £100,000, to Watford in March 1994.<ref name=Who'sWhoWestHam>Who's Who. A player by player guide to West Ham United FC. London: Independent UK Sports Publications. 1995. p. 68. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.</ref>
References
External links
- Colin Foster career statistics at Soccerbase
- SportingHeroes.net
- Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database (subscription required)
- Wonderful World of West Ham United statistics