| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Walter Foster[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1956[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Plymouth, Devon, England[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1982 | Plymouth Argyle | 212 | (6) |
| 1976 | → Torquay United (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 1981–1982 | → Exeter City (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Derby County | 30 | (0) |
| 1983–1993 | Mansfield Town | 373 | (0) |
| 1993 | Telford United | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 651 | (9) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1993 | Mansfield Town (player-manager) | ||
| 1993–1995 | Telford United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Walter Foster (born 26 September 1956) is an English former footballer and manager, who now works as assistant manager to James Rowe at National League club Chesterfield.
He began his career as a full-back but was later moved into central defence. He began his career at Plymouth Argyle in 1974. He went on to spend eight years with the "Pilgrims", winning promotion out of the Third Division in 1974–75, as well as the club's Player of the Year award in 1978 and 1980. He also played on loan at Torquay United and Exeter City.
He was sold on to Derby County for a £40,000 fee in June 1982 before moving on to Mansfield Town the following year. He spent the next decade with the "Stags" and, after being named as the club's Player of the Year, was then named on the PFA Team of the Year as he helped Mansfield to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86. He also won the Football League Trophy with the club in 1987.
He was appointed player-manager in February 1989 and led the club to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1991–92, but was sacked after failing to keep Mansfield in the Third Division. He ended his playing career with 649 league appearances in a 20-year career in the Football League.[5] He later managed Conference club Telford United from 1993 to 1995, before becoming a professional scout.