Foster also spent a brief time on loan at Devon rivals Torquay United in October 1976, scoring three goals in six league games.
[2] Under the stewardship of new boss Bobby Saxton, Plymouth moved up to a more secure 15th-place finish in 1978–79, and Foster recovered from a broken leg to regain his first-team spot for the 1979–80 campaign.
[2] Plymouth rose to seventh place in 1980–81, before new manager Bobby Moncur led the club to a tenth-place finish in 1981–82.
Foster spent part of the season on loan at Brian Godfrey's Exeter City, playing 28 Third Division games at St James Park after making his debut against Plymouth on 28 December.
[8] However, things would soon take a turn for the better, and Foster was named the club's Player of the Year as Ian Greaves's "Stags" finished 19th in the Fourth Division in 1983–84.
When Ian Greaves stepped down as Mansfield manager in February 1989, Foster was named player-manager.
[9] He worked as chief scout at Coventry City until he was sacked after manager Micky Adams was replaced by Iain Dowie in February 2008.
[10] He was appointed as Academy director by Stoke City boss Tony Pulis in April 2007.
[13] His greatest success was to spot Jordan Hugill playing in non-League football; he left the position in June 2014 to take up a new role as Swansea City's European scout.
[14][15] He was appointed as assistant manager to James Rowe at National League North club Gloucester City at December 2019.