Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.1
Average
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.11
goals / match
Norwich City
top club · 119 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#502
goals rank
#504
assists rank
37
season goals
2
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€250k
peak value · 2010
€100k
top transfer fee · 08/09
11
best season · 03/04
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1979-01-23 · 4 players total
337Appearances
37Goals
2Assists
42Yellow cards
2Red cards
79Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Adrian Forbes |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Adrian Emmanuel Forbes |
| Date of birth | 1979-01-23 (47 yrs) |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 173.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2012-05-31 |
| Contract expires | — |
May 2012
Transfer: Lowestoft → Retired
11/12 · Transfer
Sep 2010
Transfer: Grimsby Town → Lowestoft
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Grimsby Town
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2009
Transfer: Millwall → Grimsby Town
08/09 · Transfer · €100k
Jul 2008
08/09 — Millwall FC, Grimsby Town
17 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Blackpool → Millwall
07/08 · Transfer · €60k
Jul 2007
07/08 — Blackpool FC, Millwall FC
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Blackpool FC
43 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Swansea → Blackpool
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Swansea City
40 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Swansea City
50 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Luton → Swansea
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Luton Town
30 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Luton Town
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
01/02 — Luton Town
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
Transfer: Norwich → Luton
01/02 · Transfer · €90k
Jul 2000
00/01 — Norwich City
31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Norwich City
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Norwich City
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Norwich City
33 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1996
96/97 — Norwich City
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
Transfer: Norwich U18 → Norwich
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €250k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.07/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.07/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.14/90
Minutes played by club
Norwich City
32.4%
Grimsby Town
12.4%
Millwall FC
0.0%
Blackpool FC
29.8%
Swansea City
16.7%
Luton Town
8.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | 5 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 2,308 |
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 884 |
| Millwall FC | 2 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackpool FC | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 2,124 |
| Swansea City | 2 | 04/05 | 05/06 | 90 | 12 | 2 | 1,189 |
| Luton Town | 3 | 01/02 | 03/04 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 624 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | First Division | Norwich City | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,300 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | First Division | Norwich City | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Norwich City | 33 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 597 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | First Division | Norwich City | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | EFL Trophy | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Two | Grimsby Town | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 631 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Millwall FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Millwall FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League One | Millwall FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Two | Grimsby Town | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 253 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Blackpool FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Millwall FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League One | Millwall FC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | EFL Trophy | Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Blackpool FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League One | Blackpool FC | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,124 |
| 06/07 | League One Play-Offs | Blackpool FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | EFL Trophy | Swansea City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 449 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Swansea City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FAW Premier Cup | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League One | Swansea City | 29 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 331 |
| 05/06 | League One Play-Offs | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Swansea City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FAW Premier Cup | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FL Trophy | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Swansea City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Two | Swansea City | 40 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 409 |
| 03/04 | EFL Trophy | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Second Division | Luton Town | 27 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 211 |
| 02/03 | Second Division | Luton Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 323 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Norwich City | 28 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 411 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | Norwich U18 | Norwich | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Norwich | Luton | Transfer | 0 | €90k |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Luton | Swansea | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Swansea | Blackpool | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-03 | Blackpool | Millwall | Transfer | 0 | €60k |
| 08/09 | 2009-02-02 | Millwall | Grimsby Town | Transfer | 100000 | €100k |
| 10/11 | 2010-09-30 | Grimsby Town | Lowestoft | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-05-31 | Lowestoft | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€250k
Low—
Δ since start−€100k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Trundle | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Second Division | Luton Town | 9 | 27 |
| 04/05 | League Two | Swansea City | 7 | 40 |
| 05/06 | League One | Swansea City | 4 | 29 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | League Two | Swansea City | 2 | 40 |
Teams faced most often by Adrian Forbes's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 45% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 18% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 32% |
| Bristol City | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 23% |
| Crystal Palace | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 25% |
| Preston North End | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 39% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 28% |
| Coventry City | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 17% |
| AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 50% |
| Chesterfield FC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 39% |
| Ipswich Town | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 28% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 56% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 26 | 1,300 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 98/99 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | 33 | 597 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 96/97 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 17 | 253 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 |
| 07/08 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 43 | 2,124 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 05/06 | 40 | 780 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 04/05 | 50 | 409 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.98 |
| 03/04 | 30 | 301 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 02/03 | 5 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 |
| 01/02 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | 31 | 411 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League Two
68 apps
11 G
2 A
Second Division
32 apps
10 G
0 A
First Division
111 apps
8 G
0 A
League One
76 apps
5 G
0 A
FA Cup
20 apps
2 G
0 A
FL Trophy
12 apps
1 G
0 A
League Cup
7 apps
0 G
0 A
League One Play-Offs
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Adrian Forbes?
Adrian Forbes is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Adrian Forbes?
Adrian Forbes is 47 years old. He was born on January 23, 1979 in London.
What position does Adrian Forbes play?
Adrian Forbes plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Adrian Forbes play for?
Adrian Forbes currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Adrian Forbes scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Adrian Forbes has scored 37 goals in 337 appearances.