Ron Foster (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1956–1959 | Clapton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1959–1962 | Leyton Orient | 72 | (17) |
| 1962–1966 | Grimsby Town | 129 | (24) |
| 1966–1968 | Reading | 45 | (5) |
| 1968 | Dallas Tornado | 11 | (4) |
| 1968–1969 | Brentford | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 261 | (50) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ron Foster (born 22 November 1938) is an English former professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Active in both England and the United States between 1959 and 1969, Foster made over 250 career appearances for five teams.
Career
Born in Islington, Foster played non-League football with Clapton before turning professional in 1959 with Leyton Orient. Foster also played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Reading and Brentford, as well as in the North American Soccer League with the Dallas Tornado, before retiring in 1969.