Ernie Forrest

Ernie Forrest
Personal information
Full name Ernest Forrest
Date of birth (1919-02-19)19 February 1919
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death January 1987 (aged 67)
Place of death Bolton, England
Position(s) Right-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1948 Bolton Wanderers 69 (1)
1948–1949 Grimsby Town 33 (1)
1949–1950 Millwall 37 (4)
1950–1951 Darwen ? (?)
Total 139 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Forrest (19 February 1919 – January 1987) was an English footballer who played as a right-half in the Football League.[1]

During World War II, Forrest enlisted in the 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, along with many of his teammates.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ernie Forrest". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ "History | 1940 - 1959". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 7 June 2005. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  • Ernie Forrest at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • Ernie Forrest at Spartacus Educational
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