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18 Facts About Nicky Forster

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Nicholas Michael Forster was born on 8 September 1973 and is an English former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of Staines Town.

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Nicky Forster has been player-manager at Brentford and manager of Dover Athletic.

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Nicky Forster, who was born in Caterham, Surrey, was spotted playing for non-league Horley Town and invited for trials by Gillingham in December 1991.

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Nicky Forster made 109 league appearances for Brentford and scored 39 goals during his time at Griffin Park.

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Nicky Forster was later capped by England at under-21 level soon afterwards.

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Nicky Forster made 67 league appearances and scored eleven league goals for the club.

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However, an injured Nicky Forster was unable to contribute to the club's good fortune the following season.

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Nicky Forster set up Martin Butler for the equaliser before winning a penalty; after Jamie Cureton's effort was saved, Forster scored from the rebound.

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Nicky Forster then scored 18 goals the following season as Reading were promoted to Division One.

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Nicky Forster had been a teammate of Hull City's manager, Phil Parkinson, while at Reading.

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Nicky Forster won the League One Player of The Month award for September 2009 after scoring five goals in four League games.

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On 16 June 2010, Nicky Forster re-signed for Brentford on a two-year deal.

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Nicky Forster was appointed as temporary manager following the departure of Andy Scott on 3 February 2011, with Mark Warburton as his assistant.

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On 19 May 2011, Nicky Forster announced his retirement from football to concentrate on management.

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In 2011, Nicky Forster signed for Lingfield of the Sussex County League.

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Nicky Forster scored twice on his debut in an FA Cup match against Hailsham Town.

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In January 2013, with Dover still third in the table despite five consecutive losses, Nicky Forster was placed on gardening leave; the club appointed Chris Kinnear the following day.

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Nicky Forster was appointed as the replacement for Marcus Gayle as manager of Staines Town on 8 January 2015, with the task of keeping them in the Conference South.