Richard Forsyth

Richard Forsyth
Personal information
Date of birth3 October 1970
Place of birthDudley, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
198x–1987Stourbridge?(?)
1987–1995Kidderminster Harriers303(71)
1995–1996Birmingham City26(2)
1996–1999Stoke City95(17)
1999–2000Blackpool13(0)
2000–2002Peterborough United70(2)
2002→ Cheltenham Town (loan)5(1)
2002–2004Cheltenham Town34(3)
2004Northwich Victoria3(0)
2006Wolverhampton Casuals?(?)
2007Shawbury United?(?)
Total549(96)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Richard Forsyth (born 3 October 1970) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder. He made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Stoke City, Blackpool, Peterborough United and Cheltenham Town.[1]

Playing career

Forsyth was born in Dudley, which is now in the West Midlands county.[2] He began his football career with Stourbridge before joining Kidderminster Harriers in 1987. In eight years with the club he played more than 300 games in all competitions, scoring 71 goals,[3] and was part of the team which won the Conference title in 1993–94,[4] and was leading league scorer for the 1994–95 with 13 goals,[5] before moving to Birmingham City for a fee of £100,000.[4]

A year later he moved on to Stoke City for a £200,000 fee,[6] where he scored the first League goal in Stoke's new Britannia Stadium,[7] went on to spend three seasons with the club playing more than 100 games in all competitions.[2] His next move was to Blackpool on a free transfer in 1999, and then to Peterborough United, also on a free, where he linked up again with former Birmingham manager Barry Fry.[6] In October 2002, amid financial uncertainty at Peterborough, Forsyth joined Cheltenham Town on a month's loan;[8] on his return to Peterborough, the club expected him to remain with them, but, claiming the player had been "unsettled" by Cheltenham's offer of a longer permanent contract, finally allowed him to join Cheltenham for a fee of £15,000.[9][10] In January 2003 he sustained a hamstring injury which put paid to the remainder of his season.[11][12] Released at the end of the 2003–2004 season, Forsyth joined Northwich Victoria on non-contract terms,[13] but within weeks he suffered cruciate ligament damage which would keep him out for the season.[14]

He has since played for Stoke City's Masters team,[15] and for Wolverhampton Casuals[16] and Shawbury United[17] of the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division.

After his career in football, he started teaching physical education at NEW Academy

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Birmingham City 1995–96 First Division 262209040412
Total 262209040412
Stoke City 1996–97 First Division 408103000448
1997–98 First Division 377104100428
1998–99 Second Division 182200020222
Total 951740712010818
Blackpool 1999–2000 Second Division 130200010160
Total 130200010160
Peterborough United 2000–01 Second Division 302512010383
2001–02 Second Division 320402110391
2002–03 Second Division 8000000080
Total 702914120854
Cheltenham Town 2002–03 Second Division 122300021173
2003–04 Third Division 272200000292
Total 394500021465
Career Total 2432522120211129629
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Football League Trophy.

Honours

Kidderminster Harriers

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Forsyth". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Richard Forsyth". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Richard Forsyth". Harriers-Online. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Northwich Victoria Player profile Richard Forsyth". NonLeague Daily. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "Kidderminster Harriers Leading Scorers". KidderminsterHarriers.com. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Posh sign midfielder Forsyth". BBC Sport. 13 July 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  7. ↑ "Club records". Stoke City F.C. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  8. ↑ Fudge, Simon (10 October 2002). "Forsyth joins Robins on loan". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  9. ↑ "Forsyth Joins Cheltenham For Five Figure Fee". Peterborough United F.C. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "Season 2002–2003". Cheltenham Town F.C. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  11. ↑ "Forsyth joins injured list". Cheltenham Town F.C. 15 January 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  12. ↑ Fudge, Simon (27 March 2003). "Forsyth facing season out". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  13. ↑ Sullivan, Martin (6 August 2004). "Richard Forsyth". Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  14. ↑ "Aldershot Town 2 – 1 Northwich Victoria". ESPNsoccernet. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  15. ↑ "Brit-10-Years: Where Are They Now?". Stoke City F.C. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  16. ↑ "Match Report". Wolverhampton Casuals F.C. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  17. ↑ "Martin to move?". Stourbridge News (Newsquest). 7 March 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2011.

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