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Richard Michael Forsyth (born 3 October 1970) is an English former professional 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.[3]

Playing career

Forsyth was born in Dudley, Staffordshire (now West Midlands).[4] 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.[5] He was part of the team which won the Conference title in 1993–94,[6] and was the club's leading league scorer for the 1994–95 season with 13 goals,[7] before moving to Birmingham City for a fee of £100,000.[6]

A year later he moved on to Stoke City for a £200,000 fee,[8] where he scored the first League goal in Stoke's new Britannia Stadium,[9] went on to spend three seasons with the club playing more than 100 games in all competitions.[4] 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.[8] In October 2002, amid financial uncertainty at Peterborough, Forsyth joined Cheltenham Town on a month's loan;[10] 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.[11][12] In January 2003 he sustained a hamstring injury which put paid to the remainder of his season.[13][14] Released at the end of the 2003–2004 season, Forsyth joined Northwich Victoria on non-contract terms,[15] but within weeks he suffered cruciate ligament damage which would keep him out for the season.[16]

He has since played for Stoke City's Masters team,[17] and for Wolverhampton Casuals[18] and Shawbury United[19] of the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division.

After his career in football, he taught physical education at North East Wolverhampton Academy and Ormiston Forge Academy.[20]

Career statistics

Source:[21]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 1995–96 First Division 26 2 2 0 9 0 4 0 41 2
Stoke City 1996–97 First Division 40 8 1 0 3 0 0 0 44 8
1997–98 First Division 37 7 1 0 4 1 0 0 42 8
1998–99 Second Division 18 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 2
Total 95 17 4 0 7 1 2 0 108 18
Blackpool 1999–2000 Second Division 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
Peterborough United 2000–01 Second Division 30 2 5 1 2 0 1 0 38 3
2001–02 Second Division 32 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 39 1
2002–03 Second Division 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 70 2 9 1 4 1 2 0 85 4
Cheltenham Town 2002–03 Second Division 12 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 17 3
2003–04 Third Division 27 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 2
Total 39 4 5 0 0 0 2 1 46 5
Northwich Victoria 2004–05 Football Conference 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 246 25 22 1 20 2 11 1 299 29
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Football League Trophy.

Honours

Kidderminster Harriers

References

  1. ^ a b "Richard Forsyth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.
  3. ^ "Richard Forsyth". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Richard Forsyth". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Richard Forsyth". Harriers-Online. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Northwich Victoria Player profile Richard Forsyth". NonLeague Daily. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Kidderminster Harriers Leading Scorers". KidderminsterHarriers.com. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Posh sign midfielder Forsyth". BBC Sport. 13 July 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  9. ^ "Club records". Stoke City F.C. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008.
  10. ^ Fudge, Simon (10 October 2002). "Forsyth joins Robins on loan". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  11. ^ "Forsyth joins Cheltenham for five figure fee". Peterborough United F.C. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.
  12. ^ "Season 2002–2003". Cheltenham Town F.C. 29 August 2007. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Forsyth joins injured list". Cheltenham Town F.C. 15 January 2003. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012.
  14. ^ Fudge, Simon (27 March 2003). "Forsyth facing season out". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  15. ^ Sullivan, Martin (6 August 2004). "Richard Forsyth". Cheltenham Town F.C. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012.
  16. ^ "Aldershot Town 2–1 Northwich Victoria". ESPNsoccernet. 3 September 2004. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.
  17. ^ "Brit-10-Years: Where Are They Now?". Stoke City F.C. 10 September 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.
  18. ^ "Match Report". Wolverhampton Casuals F.C. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  19. ^ "Martin to move?". Stourbridge News. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  20. ^ "Cheltenham Town where are they now: Richard Forsyth". Gloucestershire Echo. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  21. ^ Richard Forsyth at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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