Fred Forman
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fred Forman
| image =
| fullname = Frederick Ralph Forman
| birth_date = {{birth date|1873|11|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1910|6|14|1873|11|8|df=y}}
| death_place = Skegness, England
| height =
| position = Inside forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Aston-on-Trent
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Beeston Town
| years1 = 1892–1894
| clubs1 = Derby County
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 1894–1903
| clubs2 = Nottingham Forest
| caps2 = 158
| goals2 = 34
| nationalyears1 = 1899
| nationalteam1 = England
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 3
}}
Frederick Ralph Forman (8 November 1873 – 14 June 1910) was an English professional footballer, who was one of three members of the same family who started his professional career with Derby County before joining Nottingham Forest and going on to play for England, for whom he made three appearances (scoring three times).
Playing career
Forman was born in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire, the elder brother of Frank Forman and uncle to Harry Linacre and all three followed a similar career path. Forman played youth football for the local village side before moving up to Beeston Town, where he was spotted by Derby County. County signed him in January 1892 but, after only making only four appearances, he was transferred to East Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest in 1894, where he was soon joined by his brother.
=Nottingham Forest=
Fred Forman made his debut for Nottingham Forest in the United Counties League on 15 February 1894 in the 3–1 victory against Sheffield United at the Town Ground. His league debut was next season on 22 September 1894 against Everton also at the Town Ground.
He soon became an established player on the wings for Forest, putting in the crosses for centre-forwards Tom McInnes and Charlie Richards, contributing a handful of goals each season as Forest finished each season in mid-table. Illness and injury restricted his appearances in 1897–98 and he played no part in Forest's FA Cup success in which they defeated Forman's former club, Derby County in the final 3–1.
Forman continued to appear regularly for Forest over the next few seasons, until he retired in 1903, after making a total of 181 appearances, scoring forty goals.
=England=
By the end of the following season (1898–99), he was restored to fitness and was selected for all three England matches in the 1899 British Home Championship, in all of which he played at outside right with his brother Frank at wing half. He made his international debut in the match against Ireland, played at Roker Park, Sunderland on 2 March 1899 when he and Frank became the first brothers from the same professional club to represent England at the same time,{{Cite web |url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/christopher.rooney1973/nottingham_forest.htm |title=Nottingham Forest facts |access-date=17 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020212156/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/christopher.rooney1973/nottingham_forest.htm |archive-date=20 October 2012 |url-status=dead }} a record that stood until Manchester United's Gary and Phil Neville repeated the feat in 1996, nearly a century later. England totally dominated the Irish team and the England forwards "scored at will"{{cite book |author= Philip Gibbons|title= Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900|year= 2001|publisher= Upfront Publishing|pages=423–424|isbn=1-84426-035-6}} with four from Gilbert Smith, three from Jimmy Settle and two each from Fred Forman and Steve Bloomer. Frank Forman also got on the score-sheet with the opening goal as England ran out victors by a 13–2 margin. This is still the record number of goals scored by England in a single match and the highest aggregate goals (15) in a game involving England.{{cite web |url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=65 |title=England 13 – Ireland 2; 18 February 1899 (Match summary)|accessdate=17 November 2019 |publisher=England Stats.com.}} Forman retained his place for the next match against Wales, played at Ashton Gate, Bristol on 20 March when he scored the third goal in a 4–0 victory, with two from Bloomer.{{cite web |url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=66 |title=England 4 – Wales 0; 29 March 1899 (Match summary)|accessdate=17 November 2019 |publisher=England Stats.com.}} In his third and final appearance, England defeated Scotland 2–1, and thus England retained the Championship.
Fred Forman went on the Unofficial FA Tour of Germany in November 1899. He played in 3 of the 4 games and scored 4 goals.
Career post football
After retiring from football, he pursued his profession as a railway draughtsman.{{cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|page=102| isbn=1-905009-63-1}} He died at Skegness on 14 June 1910, aged 36.
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club{{cite web |url=http://www.thecityground.com/player.php?player_name=Fred%20Forman |title= THE City Ground – Fred Forman|accessdate=19 November 2019 |publisher=thecityground.com.}}
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Derby County
| | ||||||
| 1893–94
| | ||||||
| colspan="2"|Total | !3 | |||||
| rowspan="11"|Nottingham Forest
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1894–95
|13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| 1895–96
|22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| 1896–97
|21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 8 | |
| 1897–98
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1898–99
|11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1899-1900
|22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
| 1900–01
|28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 7 | |
| 1901–02
|15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| 1902–03
|18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!157 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 180 | 37 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total | !34 |
=International=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center | ||
| colspan=3|England senior team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1899 | 3 | 3 |
| Total||3||3 |
=International goals=
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Fred Forman goal.
| class=wikitable | |||||||
| + International goals scored by Fred Forman | |||||||
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rowspan=2| 18 February 1899 | rowspan=2|Roker Park, Sunderland, England | rowspan=2| {{fb|IRE}} | 2–0 | rowspan=2| 13–2 | rowspan=2| 1898–99 British Home Championship | rowspan=2| |
| 2 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 8 April 1899 | Ashton Gate, Bristol, England | {{fb|WAL}} | 3–0 | 4-0 | 1898–99 British Home Championship |
| class=wikitable | |||||||
| + Unofficial International goals scored by Fred Forman | |||||||
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rowspan=2| 23 November 1899 | rowspan=2| Athletik-Sportsplatz, Berlin, Germany | rowspan=2| {{fb|GER}} | rowspan=2| 13–2 | rowspan=2| FA Tour of Germany – 1899 | rowspan=2|{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1899-1900/UM007Ger1899.html |title=Germany 2 – England 13; 23 November 1899|accessdate=17 November 2019 |publisher=England Football Online.}} | |
| 2 | |||||||
| 3 | rowspan=2| 24 November 1899 | rowspan=2| Athletik-Sportsplatz, Berlin, Germany | rowspan=2| {{fb|GER}} | rowspan=2| 10–2 | rowspan=2| FA Tour of Germany – 1899 | rowspan=2|{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1899-1900/UM008Ger1899.html|title=Germany 2 – England 10; 24 November 1899|accessdate=17 November 2019 |publisher=England Football Online.}} | |
| 4 |
References
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External links
- {{Englandstats}}
- [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=363 Profile on www.englandfc.com]
- [http://www.youandyesterday.co.uk/articles/Forman,_Fred_-_Aston_on_Trent_and_England_footballer Article on "You and Yesterday"]
- [http://u-reds.com/NFFC/People/Players/ex_Player_Profiles.asp?ID=251 Nottingham Forest career summary]
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