Jamie Forrester was born on 1 November 1974 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker between 1991 and 2010.
15 Facts About Jamie Forrester
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Jamie Forrester played in France, the Netherlands and his native England.
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Jamie Forrester notably played for Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United, Northampton Town and Lincoln City, having had spells with AJ Auxerre, Leeds United, FC Utrecht, Walsall, Hull City, Bristol Rovers, Notts County, Lincoln United and Lincoln Moorlands Railway.
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At the age of 16, Jamie Forrester moved south of England to France, where he was to ply his trade for Auxerre, a team with unprecedented success for the size of their town.
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However, "after a year of homesickness", Jamie Forrester returned to Leeds in an attempt to break into their first team, after failing to make any first team appearances.
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Whilst at Leeds, Jamie Forrester had two relatively successful loan spells at Southend United and Grimsby Town only managed to bag 9 first team appearances for The Whites, stating he "was not able to consistently perform at the top level".
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Jamie Forrester scored a total of 11 goals in 1993's FA Youth Cup for the Yorkshire outfit.
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Jamie Forrester's spell at The Iron was arguably his most successful spell at a club.
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In terms of success, Jamie Forrester's spell at Northampton was very similar to that of Scunthorpe.
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Hull City were by no means like a club who Jamie Forrester had played for before, they were playing in the fourth tier of English football, yet according to Jamie Forrester, were a "different animal".
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Jamie Forrester soon found a new club, this time Bristol Rovers.
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Jamie Forrester was farmed out on loan to Lincoln City and scored 5 goals in 9 appearances, helping them reach the League Two Play-off semi-finals.
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In May 2008, Jamie Forrester was offered a year-long extension to his Lincoln contract, although this was not accepted and he decided to join League Two rivals Notts County to the dismay of the Lincoln faithful.
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On 6 August 2009, Jamie Forrester signed for Non League side Lincoln United, effectively dropping four levels down from League Two to play for United.
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In June 2011 he hinted at a possible return to professional football after impressing in a match in memory of the late Richard Butcher, Jamie Forrester hinted that he would be tempted to re-sign for former club Lincoln City following their relegation to the Conference National a few months earlier.