Australian rules footballer
| Frank Ford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Francis Noel Ford | ||
| Date of birth | (1907-12-25)25 December 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallygaroopna, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 1974(1974-03-18) (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Inglewood, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandhurst | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1931 | Richmond | 16 (11) | |
| 1932–1933 | Essendon | 21 (26) | |
| Total | 37 (37) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Francis Noel Ford (25 December 1907 – 18 March 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Thomas Henry Ford (1880-1950), and Elizabeth Ellen Ford (1878-1956), née Thomas, Francis Noel Ford was born at Tallygaroopna, Victoria on 25 December 1907.
His older brother, William Thomas "Bill" Ford (1906–1984), played for Richmond and Hawthorn in the VFL, and for Camberwell in the VFA.
Football
Ford, a rover and forward, was the leading goal-kicker in the 1929 Bendigo Football League season with 62 goals. The Sandhurst player made 16 appearances for Richmond in 1931. The last of those was their 1931 VFL Grand Final loss, which he started from a forward pocket.
He joined Essendon in 1932 and was their third leading goal-kicker in his debut season in 22 goals. After one more season he returned to Bendigo and resumed at Sandhurst.
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- District Wedding: Ford—Thomas, The Shepparton Advertiser, (Friday, 24 November 1905), p. 3.
- Funeral Notices: Ford, The Argus, (Monday, 13 August 1956), p. 10.
- Hogan (1996), p. 75.
- Kicked 62 Goals in Season, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Wednesday, 11 September 1929), p. 30.
- AFL Tables: Frank Ford
- "Ford, Frank". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
References
- Hogan P: The Tigers of Old: A complete History of Every Player to Represent the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1996, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
External links
- Frank Ford's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Frank Ford at AustralianFootball.com
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