Martin Foster

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Martin Foster

Personal information
Full name	Martin Foster
Date of birth	29 October 1977 (1977-10-29) (age 34)
Place of birth	Rotherham, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Harrogate Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1998	Leeds United	?	(?)
1997	→ Blackpool (loan)	1	(0)
1998–1999	Greenock Morton	19	(0)
1999	→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)	?	(?)
1999–2001	Doncaster Rovers	28	(1)
2000	→ Ilkeston Town (loan)	?	(?)
2001–2004	Forest Green Rovers	134	(5)
2004–2007	Halifax Town	94	(7)
2007	Oxford United	13	(0)
2007–2008	Rushden & Diamonds	20	(0)
2008–2009	Tamworth	60	(0)
2009–2009	Eastwood Town	20	(0)
2009	Harrogate Town	49	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:35, 8 January 2008 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Martin Foster (born 29 October 1977) is an English footballer who plays for Harrogate Town as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Foster started his career with Leeds United but did not make any senior appearances for the club. He moved to Scottish football to sign for Greenock Morton having had experience in a loan spell with Blackpool F.C. during his time at Elland Road.

Foster playing for Halifax Town in 2007

After a short period in Scotland, Foster returned to English football with Doncaster Rovers where his opportunities were limited, though he had a spell with Ilkeston Town on loan. In 2001 he signed for Forest Green Rovers in the Conference National. He made well over 100 appearances for the club and had a spell as captain. He was highly regarded amongst the supporters at The Lawn and many were sad to see him leave when he departed for Halifax Town in 2004. He made just under 100 league appearances for Halifax at The Shay before a move in 2007 to Oxford United.

Foster only had a short spell at the Kassam Stadium with Oxford in the Conference National before moving to fellow Conference club Rushden & Diamonds. After a short period with Rushden at Nene Park he departed to drop down into the Conference North to play for Tamworth F.C. In January 2008 he signed an 18-month contract with the Staffordshire-based club.^[1]

In June 2009, Foster became the fourth player to sign for Blue Square North new boys Eastwood Town, as they bid for their highest pyramid placing in their 55-year history.

A lack of games for the Coronation Park side saw Foster make the surprising move to Blue Square North rivals Harrogate Town on 10 December 2009.^[2] Foster made his debut for Town in a 3–1 win over Hinckley United on 19 January 2010.

References

1. ^ Clayton, Dave (2008-01-08). "Mills captures midfielder". Tamworth F.C.. http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/newsDetail.asp?secID=1&newsID=743. Retrieved 2008-01-08. 
2. ^ Trio sign - Harrogate Town F.C.

External links

• Martin Foster career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Foster, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	29 October 1977
Place of birth	Rotherham, England
Date of death
Place of death