Born: 20 August 1893

Born in: Widnes

Died: 26 August 1963

Other clubs: Gateshead St. Vincent; Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough (wartime guest), Everton (1927-29), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1929-30), Hednesford Town (1930), Rhyl Athletic (1930), Waterford (1930-31)

Signed from: Free Transfer

Joined Liverpool: 31.07.1919

Debut: 08 Sep 1919

Final appearance: 23 Feb 1927

Debut goal: 20 Sep 1919

Last goal: 15 Jan 1927

Contract until: 02.03.1927

Honours: League Championship 1921/22, 1922/23

Wartime: Apps / Goals: 2 / 0

League: Apps / Goals: 266 / 117

All Competitions: Apps / Goals: 288 / 124

Player Profile

Inside-left forward Forshaw joined Liverpool after serving for four years in Ceylon with the Royal Garrison Artillery. Introduced into the Liverpool first eleven after the opening three fixtures of the 1919/20 season, Forshaw played in 23 first division games and scored seven times, including a hat-trick against Derby County in helping his club finish the season in fourth place. Another fourth-place finish followed a year later when Forshaw's contribution was nine goals from 27 appearances. It was during the next two years that Forshaw really came to prominence, not missing a single game as the club won the league title in consecutive seasons, 1921/22 and 1922/23 and scoring 36 times in those 84 appearances. Although Forshaw only missed three games when Liverpool unsuccessfully went for a championship hat-trick, his goals tally was down to five but 'normal service' was resumed in 1924/25 when he was easily the club's leading scorer with 19 and he bettered that in what was to prove his final full season at Anfield with 27 from only 32 league games in 1925/26. Forshaw was portrayed by the Derby Daily Telegraph in 1921 as "a brainy, unorthodox lad, who does the unexpected thing, but that has been his secret of success. An opponent never knows what Forshaw will do. He never forgets his partner, but is not bound hand and foot to him. Has a powerful shot in either foot."

In March 1927, the 33-year-old Forshaw had weighed in with 14 goals when he made the short trip across Stanley Park to continue his career with Everton. A quote from Everton's minute books reveals: "Forshaw - Secy. reported having asked the L'pool Club if they were prepared to part with this player & the result was an interview with the L'pool club after our match today at which it was agreed to obtain this player at a fee of £3750 & an engagement up to 5th May 1928 at limit wage & £10 signing on bonus." It was very surprising that Liverpool's Board accepted Blues' offer and the move came not at least as a surprise to Forshaw himself who came home to find the respective secretaries of the clubs waiting for him to announce their agreement to him. His wife, who was a staunch Liverpool supporter, was not at all pleased and declared: "I have never been an Evertonian and I don't know what I shall do about it."

Forshaw starred along with the great Dixie Dean at Everton, picking up his third League championship in his first full season in 1928 becoming the first player to win the title with both Liverpool and Everton.

It certainly wasn’t due to lack of form Forshaw was sold but to fill the Anfield cashier’s coffers. Supporter “Red Dingle” was shocked to see Forshaw go and composed “A Supporter’s Lament.”