Player Info

  • James Henry Forrest

  • Born: 24th June 1864, Blackburn
  • Died: 30th December 1925, aged 61
  • England Career: 1884 - 1890
  • Positions whilst with England: Half Back & Left Half
  • Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Blackburn Rovers (11)
  • FA Legacy Number: 114
  • At the age of 19 he became the first professional to play for England.

England Career Statistics

England Match Statistics

    • Match Type
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • British Home Championship
    • 11
    • 0
    • 1
    • 990
    • 0
    • 0
    • Competitive
    • 11
    • 0
    • 1
    • 990
    • 0
    • 0
    • Home, Away or Neutral
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • Home
    • 7
    • 0
    • 0
    • 630
    • 0
    • 0
    • Away
    • 4
    • 0
    • 1
    • 360
    • 0
    • 0
    • Match Result
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • Won
    • 6
    • 0
    • 1
    • 540
    • 0
    • 0
    • Drawn
    • 3
    • 0
    • 0
    • 270
    • 0
    • 0
    • Lost
    • 2
    • 0
    • 0
    • 180
    • 0
    • 0
    • Playing Positions
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • Half Back
    • 6
    • 0
    • 0
    • 540
    • 0
    • 0
    • Left Half
    • 5
    • 0
    • 1
    • 450
    • 0
    • 0
    • Total
    • 11
    • 0
    • 1
    • 990
    • 0
    • 0

England Managers

    • Manager
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins

    England Team Mates (Top 10)

    Sources

    • An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
    • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)

    Match List