0 on a football team, one of two players who attack down the left and right hand sides of the pitch --
As football tactics have largely developed, and wingers have dropped back to become midfielders, the terminology has changed and outside forward has become a historical term.
He was an outside forward.
He played as an outside forward.
They can be classified as forwards, considering their origin as the old outside forward who played out on the wing (i.e. side of the pitch).
He was capable of playing as both an inside and outside forward.
Leavey usually played in the outside forward positions.