George Forrest was one of Canada's early star soccer players.

Club career

A forward, Forrest played for the famed Bethlehem Steel F.C.

Bethlehem Steel F.C.

Bethlehem Steel Football Club was one of the most successful early American soccer clubs. Known as the Bethlehem Football Club from 1911 until 1915 when it became the Bethlehem Steel Football Club, the team was sponsored by the Bethlehem Steel corporation and played their home games first at East...

 soccer club in 1918 when the team entered the National Association Football League. At some point, he left the team and returned in 1924 for three seasons.

National team

Forrest played for Canada in their 1924 tour of Australia and New Zealand. In 6 games against the Socceroos, Forrest scored twice as the Canadians split the series at two wins a piece. A week later Canada drew with New Zealand

New Zealand national soccer team

The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national association football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football . The team plays in an all-white strip rather than the traditional New Zealand sporting black due to a former FIFA regulation that...

 1-1 in Auckland.

External links

• Bethelem Steel Soccer Team Biographies with a photo of Forrest