Craig Forrest

Date of birth20 September 1967
Place of birthVancouver
NationalityCanadian
Weight91 kg
Height1.96 m
PositionGoalkeeper

A good safe all-round goalkeeper, Craig began the 2000-01 campaign as second choice to Shaka Hislop at West Ham and then missed several weeks in the autumn due to a hernia problem. However he was back in action in the new year and took over for a brief run in the team when his rival was sidelined by injury. He subsequently dropped out of the first-team picture and suffered further injury problems with a broken finger. Craig continued to represent Canada and featured for them in both World Cup qualifiers and the Confederations Cup tournament during the season. Ater making a recovery from testicular cancer, which ruled him out of most of the 2001-2002 season Craig was released by West Ham in the summer. He announced his retirement from the game in the summer of 2002 based on medical advice.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Ipswich Town 31 Aug 1985 26 Mar 1997
Colchester United 01 Mar 1988 01 May 1988 L
Chelsea 26 Mar 1997 22 Apr 1997 L
West Ham United 23 Jul 1997 30 Jun 2002

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1992-93 Ipswich Town Premier League 11 1 14
1
1993-94 Ipswich Town League Cup 1 3
1993-94 Ipswich Town Premier League 27 3 31
1994-95 Ipswich Town League Cup 2 2
1994-95 Ipswich Town Premier League 36 3 78
1
1995-96 Ipswich Town FA Cup 1
1996-97 Chelsea Premier League 2
1
2
1996-97 Ipswich Town League Cup 2 2
1997-98 West Ham United FA Cup 4 5
1997-98 West Ham United League Cup 3 1 3
1997-98 West Ham United Premier League 13 5 12
1998-99 West Ham United Premier League 1
1
1
1999-00 West Ham United Premier League 9
2
1 14
1999-00 West Ham United UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 1
2000-01 West Ham United Premier League 3
1
1 4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
15 Oct 1997 West Ham United v Aston Villa W 3-0 League Cup 3rd round
18 Oct 1997 West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers W 3-0 Premier League
27 Oct 1997 Leicester City v West Ham United L 2-1 Premier League
09 Nov 1997 Chelsea v West Ham United L 2-1 Premier League
19 Nov 1997 West Ham United v Walsall W 4-1 League Cup 4th round
03 Dec 1997 West Ham United v Crystal Palace W 4-1 Premier League
13 Dec 1997 West Ham United v Sheffield Wednesday W 1-0 Premier League
20 Dec 1997 Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United L 3-0 Premier League
26 Dec 1997 West Ham United v Coventry City W 1-0 Premier League
28 Dec 1997 Wimbledon v West Ham United W 1-2 Premier League
03 Jan 1998 West Ham United v Emley W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
06 Jan 1998 West Ham United v Arsenal L 1-2 League Cup Quarter-final
10 Jan 1998 West Ham United v Barnsley W 6-0 Premier League
17 Jan 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United L 1-0 Premier League
25 Jan 1998 Manchester City v West Ham United W 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
31 Jan 1998 West Ham United v Everton D 2-2 Premier League
07 Feb 1998 Newcastle United v West Ham United W 0-1 Premier League
14 Feb 1998 West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers D 2-2 FA Cup 5th round
21 Feb 1998 Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United D 1-1 Premier League
25 Feb 1998 Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United W 1-1 (5-4) FA Cup 5th round replay
01 May 1999 West Ham United v Leeds United L 1-5 Premier League
16 May 1999 West Ham United v Middlesbrough W 4-0 Premier League
17 Jul 1999 West Ham United v FC Jokerit W 1-0 Intertoto Cup 3rd round 1st leg
17 Oct 1999 Middlesbrough v West Ham United L 2-0 Premier League
07 Nov 1999 Chelsea v West Ham United D 0-0 Premier League
22 Jan 2000 Leicester City v West Ham United W 1-3 Premier League
05 Feb 2000 Southampton v West Ham United L 2-1 Premier League
04 Mar 2000 Watford v West Ham United W 1-2 Premier League
08 Mar 2000 West Ham United v Southampton W 2-0 Premier League
11 Mar 2000 Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham United L 3-1 Premier League
18 Mar 2000 West Ham United v Chelsea D 0-0 Premier League
26 Mar 2000 West Ham United v Wimbledon W 2-1 Premier League
01 Apr 2000 Manchester United v West Ham United L 7-1 Premier League
12 Apr 2000 West Ham United v Newcastle United W 2-1 Premier League
13 Jan 2001 West Ham United v Sunderland L 0-2 Premier League
22 Jan 2001 Charlton Athletic v West Ham United D 1-1 Premier League
03 Feb 2001 Liverpool v West Ham United L 3-0 Premier League
12 Feb 2001 West Ham United v Coventry City D 1-1 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1987-88 Canada International Friendly 1
1987-88 Canada Stanley Matthews Cup 2 1
1987-88 Canada World Youth Cup 3 5
1
1988-89 Canada International Friendly 3 4
1989-90 Canada Francophone Games 2 1
1989-90 Canada North American Championship 2 1 1
1990-91 Canada Gold Cup 1 4
1
1991-92 Canada International Friendly 1 3
1992-93 Canada FIFA World Cup 7 1 11
1992-93 Canada International Friendly 2 1
1993-94 Canada CONCACAF Gold Cup 2 9
1993-94 Canada FIFA World Cup 2 1 2
1993-94 Canada International Friendly 4 7
1994-95 Canada Skydome Tournament 1 1
1995-96 Canada Caribbean Cup 2 2
1995-96 Canada CONCACAF Gold Cup 2 5
1995-96 Canada International Friendly 1 1
1996-97 Canada FIFA World Cup 9 4 8
1
1997-98 Canada FIFA World Cup 3 7
1998-99 Canada International Friendly 1 1
1999-00 Canada CONCACAF Gold Cup 5 2 2
1999-00 Canada International Friendly 2 1
2000-01 Canada FIFA Confederations Cup 3 5
2000-01 Canada LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Cairo) 1 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
12 Oct 1987 Italy v Canada D 2-2 World Youth Cup Group 2
15 Oct 1987 Nigeria v Canada D 2-2 World Youth Cup Group 2
17 Oct 1987 Brazil v Canada L 1-0 World Youth Cup Group 2
25 May 1988 Canada v Chile W 1-0 Stanley Matthew Cup
27 May 1988 Canada v Greece W 0-0 (4-2) Stanley Matthew Cup
17 Jun 1988 Canada v Costa Rica L 0-1 International Friendly
15 Jul 1988 Canada v Poland L 1-2 International Friendly
12 Apr 1989 Denmark v Canada L 2-0 International Friendly
09 Jun 1989 Canada v Belgium L 0-2 International Friendly
13 Jul 1989 Burkina Faso v Canada W 1-3 FRANCOPHONE GAMES
16 Jul 1989 Ivory Coast v Canada D 0-0 FRANCOPHONE GAMES
06 May 1990 Canada v USA W 1-0 North American Championship
13 May 1990 Canada v Mexico W 2-1 North American Championship
28 Jun 1991 Honduras v Canada L 4-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A
21 May 1992 Canada v Scotland L 1-3 International Friendly
09 Oct 1992 USA v Canada D 0-0 International Friendly
18 Oct 1992 Jamaica v Canada D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2 group B
23 Mar 1993 Costa Rica v Canada W 0-1 International Friendly
04 Apr 1993 Honduras v Canada D 2-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
11 Apr 1993 Canada v El Salvador W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
18 Apr 1993 Canada v Honduras W 3-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
25 Apr 1993 Mexico v Canada L 4-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
02 May 1993 El Salvador v Canada W 1-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
09 May 1993 Canada v Mexico L 1-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final
11 Jul 1993 Canada v Costa Rica D 1-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
18 Jul 1993 Mexico v Canada L 8-0 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
31 Jul 1993 Canada v Australia W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Play-off
15 Aug 1993 Australia v Canada L 2-1 (1-4) FIFA World Cup Play-off
01 Jun 1994 Canada v Morocco D 1-1 International Friendly
05 Jun 1994 Canada v Brazil D 1-1 International Friendly
08 Jun 1994 Canada v Germany L 0-2 International Friendly
12 Jun 1994 Canada v Netherlands L 0-3 International Friendly
24 Jan 1995 Canada v Denmark L 0-1 Skydome Tournament
01 Aug 1995 Canada v Jamaica W 3-1 Caribbean Cup
03 Aug 1995 Canada v Trinidad and Tobago W 3-1 Caribbean Cup
10 Jan 1996 Canada v Honduras W 3-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
12 Jan 1996 Brazil v Canada L 4-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
05 Jun 1996 Canada v Costa Rica L 0-1 International Friendly
30 Aug 1996 Canada v Panama W 3-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 2
10 Oct 1996 Canada v Cuba W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 2
13 Oct 1996 Canada v Cuba W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 2
27 Oct 1996 Panama v Canada D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 2
15 Dec 1996 El Salvador v Canada W 0-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 2
02 Mar 1997 Mexico v Canada L 4-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
16 Mar 1997 USA v Canada L 3-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
06 Apr 1997 Canada v El Salvador D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
01 Jun 1997 Canada v Costa Rica W 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
07 Sep 1997 Jamaica v Canada L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
14 Sep 1997 El Salvador v Canada L 4-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
12 Oct 1997 Canada v Mexico D 2-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
27 Apr 1999 Northern Ireland v Canada D 1-1 International Friendly
08 Jan 2000 Trinidad and Tobago v Canada D 0-0 International Friendly
11 Jan 2000 Bermuda v Canada W 0-2 International Friendly
13 Feb 2000 Costa Rica v Canada D 2-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D
15 Feb 2000 Canada v Korea Republic D 0-0 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D
20 Feb 2000 Mexico v Canada W 1-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarter-final
24 Feb 2000 Trinidad and Tobago v Canada W 0-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-final
27 Feb 2000 Colombia v Canada W 0-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
26 Apr 2001 Iran v Canada W 0-1 LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Cairo) 3rd place
31 May 2001 Japan v Canada L 3-0 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
02 Jun 2001 Canada v Brazil D 0-0 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
04 Jun 2001 Cameroon v Canada L 2-0 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.