Howard Forinton
Personal information
Full name Howard Lee Forinton[1]
Date of birth (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975 (age 48)[1]
Place of birth Boston, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1992–1994 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Abingdon Town
1996 Oxford City
1996–1997 Yeovil Town 21 (23)
1997–1999 Birmingham City 5 (1)
1998–1999 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 9 (3)
1999 → Blackpool (loan) 0 (0)
1999–2002 Peterborough United 50 (10)
2001 → Yeovil Town (loan) 2 (1)
2002 Torquay United 1 (0)
2002 Yeovil Town 14 (4)
2002–2003 Oxford City
2003 Stevenage Borough 0 (0)
2003 Oxford City
2003–2004 Farnborough Town 23 (3)
2004–2005 Banbury United 38 (22)
2005–2006 Halesowen Town 37 (9)
2006–2007 Banbury United 36 (13)
2007–2008 Redditch United
2008–2009 Banbury United[3] 65 (9)
2009–2010 Woodford United
2010–2011[3] Daventry Town
2012 Banbury United
2012–13 Southam United 2 caps 1 goal
Managerial career
2012 Woodford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Howard Lee Forinton (born 18 September 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Forinton made 65 appearances and scored 14 goals in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Plymouth Argyle, Peterborough United and Torquay United. Forinton also managed at Southern Football League side Woodford United having been appointed in September 2012 though he departed in November 2012 with the club rooted to the bottom of the table.

Career

Forinton was born in Boston, Lincolnshire.[1] He began his football career as an apprentice at Oxford United, but was released at the end of his apprenticeship.[4] He joined Abingdon Town and, after a short spell at Oxford City, he joined Yeovil Town where he scored 23 goals in just 25 matches. His prolific scoring soon caught the eye of Birmingham City boss Trevor Francis, who paid £75,000 for him. He made very few first-team appearances but finished as top scorer for Birmingham's reserve team in both of his seasons at the club. While at Birmingham City he went on loan to both Plymouth Argyle[5] and Blackpool.

In November 1999, he signed for Peterborough United for £250,000. However, after a number of injuries he failed to impress. He looked set to join Plymouth Argyle in July 2000,[6] but remained with Peterborough and joined Yeovil Town on loan in 2001.

Forinton moved to Torquay United on a free transfer in August 2002, signing on a non-contract basis, and made just one appearance, in which he set up a goal, before the club decided not to offer him a further deal.[7] He returned to Yeovil on a monthly contract later the same month, but was released in November 2002 while awaiting operations on both ankles.[8][9] He joined Oxford City the following month,[10] and then moved to Stevenage Borough in June 2003,[11] but was released in September 2003 and returned to Oxford City the following month.[12][13]

In November 2003 Forinton moved to Farnborough Town.[14] He then moved to Banbury United in June 2004,[15] leaving to join Halesowen Town in May 2005.[16] After one season at Halesowen he re-signed for Banbury in May 2006.[17] In October 2006 he rejected a move to Bath City, opting to stay at Banbury to take on a player/coach role in the club.[18]

Forinton left Banbury United after the departure of manager Kevin Brock to join Redditch United in June 2007,[19] but rejoined Banbury United in October 2008.[20]

At the end of 2009, Forinton left Banbury United for Woodford United in the Southern League Midlands Division, to pursue a player/coach role. After a spell with Daventry Town, Forinton returned to Banbury United for the 2012–13 season in a player/coach capacity before departing just two months later after the playing budget was cut. Forinton returned to Woodford United having taken up his first managerial post, in 2012. However, he resigned in November 2012 after only two months in the job,[21] and was one of many Woodford managers during the 2012–13 season which culminated in their relegation from the Southern Football League in 2013 with the unwanted record of having lost all 42 matches.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Howard Forinton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda, ed. (1998). Playfair Football Annual 1998–99. Headline. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-7472-5917-6.
  3. ^ a b Banbury United Profiles
  4. ^ "Alumni". Oxford United F.C. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Howard Forinton". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Posh sign midfielder Forsyth". BBC Sport. 13 July 2000. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  7. ^ "Player news". Torquay United F.C. 18 August 2002. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  8. ^ "Glovers confirm Forinton and Reed signings". Nonleague Daily. 26 September 2002. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  9. ^ "Yeovil release Forinton". BBC Sport. 26 November 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Forinton returns to Oxford City". Nonleague Daily. 23 December 2002. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  11. ^ "Stevenage hand Forinton another chance". Nonleague Daily. 19 June 2003. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  12. ^ "Elding staying at Stevenage". BBC Sport. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  13. ^ "Forinton back with City". Nonleague Daily. 11 October 2003. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  14. ^ "Forinton joins Farnborough". BBC Sport. 11 November 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  15. ^ "Forinton to be Banbury's first summer signing". Nonleague Daily. 4 June 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  16. ^ "As predicted – Forinton signs for Yeltz". Nonleague Daily. 19 May 2005. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  17. ^ "Forinton back with Puritans". Nonleague Daily. 19 May 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  18. ^ "Forinton 'no' to Bath". Nonleague Daily. 6 October 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  19. ^ "Reds move for Forinton". Nonleague Daily. 13 June 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  20. ^ "Forinton: It's good to be back". Banbury Guardian. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  21. ^ "Forinton Quits Woodford Job". Ciderspace. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  22. ^ 2012–13 Southern Football League

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