Billy Forbes (Scottish footballer)

William Forbes was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the English Football League for Plymouth Argyle in the 1920s.

[2] Forbes was born in Denny, which was then in Stirlingshire, and played for the local club, Denny Hibernian,[1] before coming to England in 1911 to play for Plymouth Argyle, then a Southern League club.

He made 250 appearances for the club in all competitions either side of the First World War.

Best remembered for his full-back partnership with Moses Russell – they played more than 180 games together – Forbes made his last appearance for Argyle in 1924[2] and then went to America to play for Fall River[1]

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