Winston Foster

Infobox Football biography
playername = Winston Foster


fullname = Winston Arthur Foster
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1941|11|1|df=y
cityofbirth = Birmingham
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Defender
youthyears = 1955–1958
youthclubs = Birmingham City
years = 1958–1969
1969
1969–1971
1971–1972
1972–1973
clubs = Birmingham City
→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)
Plymouth Argyle
Chelmsford City
Bromsgrove Rovers
caps(goals) = 152 (2)
013 (0)
033 (0)
manageryears = 1973–1974
managerclubs = Bromsgrove Rovers (assistant manager)

Winston Arthur Foster (born 1 November 1941) is an English former professional footballer. He played more than 150 games in the top two divisions of the Football League for Birmingham City.

Born in South Yardley, Birmingham, Foster joined Birmingham City as a junior, making his first team debut at the age of 19 as a full back. For the next three seasons he played occasionally for the first team either at full back or as Trevor Smith's deputy at centre-half, most notably in the first leg of the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final against A.S. Roma. [cite web
url=http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec196061det.html |title=European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1960-61 - Details |author=Antonio Zea and Marcel Haisma |publisher=RSSSF |date=2007-06-27 |accessdate=2007-11-13] When Smith sustained the injury which resulted in him leaving the club, Foster took over at centre half and kept his place for another couple of seasons. He was used less frequently in his last two years at the club, and spent three months on loan at Crewe Alexandra before making a permanent move to Plymouth Argyle where he ended his Football League career. He went on to play for Chelmsford City and Bromsgrove Rovers, and spent one season as Bromsgrove's assistant manager.

Honours

*with Birmingham City
**Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runners-up 1961.

References

*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=pp. 87, 196–204 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9
*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875-2000 |publisher=Britespot |location=Cradley Heath |year=2000 |month=October |pages=p. 85 |isbn=978-0-9539288-0-4
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database]

Notes

Persondata
NAME = Foster, Winston
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Foster, Winston Arthur
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1941-11-01
PLACE OF BIRTH = South Yardley, Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =