Colin Foster (born 16 July 1964) is an English retired football defender.
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Elmstead | |||
| 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) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editStarting out at non-League club Elmstead,[1] 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. Foster's time at West Ham is most often associated with scoring a spectacular mid-air volley in an FA Cup Quarter-final versus Everton in March 1991. Everton were in the upper reaches of the First Division (then the top tier) while West Ham were a second-tier side. West Ham won the match 2-1 [1] before being knocked out in the semi-finals by Foster's old club Nottingham Forest. 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.[2]
References
edit- ^ Club history Archived 23 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine at fcelmstead.co.uk
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Colin Foster at Soccerbase
- SportingHeroes.net
- Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database (subscription required)
- Wonderful World of West Ham United statistics
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