Allan Forsyth
{{short description|Scottish footballer (born 1955)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Allan Forsyth
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1955|4|23}}
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| height =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Larkhall Thistle
| years1 = 1974–1978
| years2 = 1978–1984
| years3 = 1984–1985
| years4 = 1985–
| clubs1 = Dundee United
| clubs2 = Raith Rovers
| clubs3 = Dunfermline Athletic
|clubs4 = Glenrothes
| caps1 = 27
| caps2 = 155
| caps3 = 38
| totalcaps = 220
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 = 9
| goals3 = 1
| totalgoals = 12
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| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 = Thornton Hibs
}}Allan Forsyth (born 23 April 1955, in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Forsyth began his professional career with Dundee United and made nearly thirty league appearances for The Terrors over a four-year spell. In 1978, Forsyth became Raith Rovers' record signing in a £12,000 deal{{cite news|url=http://www.raithroversfc.com/cgi-bin/features.cgi?id=88|date=1 February 2004|publisher=Raith Rovers FC|author1=Gourlay, Ally|author2=Foy, Jim|title=Former Rovers Meet Up After 20 Years|access-date=29 February 2008|archive-date=12 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312113924/http://www.raithroversfc.com/cgi-bin/features.cgi?id=88|url-status=dead}} and played in over 150 league games for Rovers before moving to Dunfermline Athletic in 1984. His final professional spell brought nearly 40 league matches before moving to junior football in 1985 with Glenrothes. After retiring from playing, Forsyth had a spell in management with Thornton Hibs before leaving football to work in a furniture factory in Kirkcaldy.
References
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External links
- {{NeilBrownPlayers|player1/allanforsyth}}
{{Raith Rovers F.C. Hall of Fame}}
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Rutherglen
Category:Dundee United F.C. players
Category:Raith Rovers F.C. players
Category:Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
Category:Larkhall Thistle F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Footballers from Glasgow
Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players
Category:Scottish football managers
Category:Glenrothes F.C. players
Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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