[3] He signed for English professional club Sheffield United in 1944 and became a first team regular when competitive football resumed after the end of the Second World War.
[3] Forbes played for Leyton Orient, Fulham and non-league club Gravesend and Northfleet before retiring as a player.
[3] While taking an Arsenal team on a tour of South Africa in 1964, he was offered the opportunity to coach the Wanderers side.
[3] Although Wanderers were an all-white club at the time, Forbes also coached black players in township and gold mine teams.
He won more trophies at the Wanderers tournaments than in his football years, but it just shows that his determination to win was not left behind in England.
[6] He was a teacher at Yeshiva College for 35 years[3] and passed on his knowledge and expertise in football and life skills to many children.
In the days after his death, 4,000 former pupils posted messages of condolence on a Facebook memorial page created by Yeshiva College.