Frank Ford (footballer) explained

Frank Ford
Fullname:Francis Noel Ford
Birth Date:25 December 1907
Birth Place:Tallygaroopna, Victoria
Death Place:Inglewood, Victoria
Originalteam:Sandhurst
Height:171 cm
Weight:71 kg
Statsend:1933
Years1:1931
Club1:Richmond
Games Goals1:16 (11)
Years2:1932–1933
Club2:Essendon
Games Goals2:21 (26)
Games Goalstotal:37 (37)

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).[1]

Family

The son of Thomas Henry Ford (1880-1950), and Elizabeth Ellen Ford (1878-1956), née Thomas,[2] [3] 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.[4]

Football

Ford, a rover and forward, was the leading goal-kicker in the 1929 Bendigo Football League season with 62 goals.[5] The Sandhurst player made 16 appearances for Richmond in 1931.[6] 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.[7]

References

Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (2007).
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article269989675 District Wedding: Ford—Thomas, The Shepparton Advertiser, (Friday, 24 November 1905), p. 3.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71651449 Funeral Notices: Ford, The Argus, (Monday, 13 August 1956), p. 10.
  4. Hogan (1996), p. 75.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article275543760 Kicked 62 Goals in Season, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Wednesday, 11 September 1929), p. 30.
  6. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/F/Frank_Ford.html AFL Tables: Frank Ford
  7. Web site: Ford, Frank. Essendon Football Club official website. 19 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110317164859/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=317. 17 March 2011. dead.