| Joe Ford | |
| Birth Name: | Joseph Ford |
| Birth Date: | 1990 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Oldham, England |
| Weight: | 85kg (187lb) |
| Relatives: | Mike Ford (father) George Ford (brother) |
| School: | Rishworth School |
| Position: | Fly-half |
| Years1: | 2009 - 2010 |
| Clubs1: | Leeds Carnegie |
| Apps1: | 13 |
| Points1: | 80 |
| Years2: | 2010 - 2011 |
| Clubs2: | Northampton Saints |
| Apps2: | 5 |
| Points2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 2011 - 2013 |
| Clubs3: | Leeds Carnegie |
| Apps3: | 45 |
| Points3: | 330 |
| Years4: | 2013 - 2016 |
| Clubs4: | Sale Sharks |
| Apps4: | 48 |
| Points4: | 166 |
| Years5: | 2016 - 2017 |
| Clubs5: | Yorkshire Carnegie |
| Apps5: | 22 |
| Points5: | 223 |
| Years6: | 2017 - 2019 |
| Clubs6: | Leicester Tigers |
| Apps6: | 23 |
| Points6: | 116 |
| Years7: | 2019 - 2020 |
| Clubs7: | Yorkshire Carnegie |
| Apps7: | 9 |
| Points7: | 22 |
| Clubupdate: | 2 August 2019 |
| Totalyears: | 2009 - 2020 |
| Totalapps: | 156 |
| Totalpoints: | 925 |
| Coachteams1: | Doncaster Knights (assistant) |
| Coachyears1: | 2020-2024 |
| Coachteams2: | Doncaster Knights |
| Coachyears2: | 2024- |
Joe Ford (born 4 June 1990) is a rugby union head coach of Doncaster Knights. He has previously also been a player for Yorkshire Carnegie, in three other spells, as well as Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby.
Ford was a member of the Bradford Bulls Academy and played amateur rugby league for the St Albans Centurions.
Ford made his professional rugby debut for Leeds Carnegie on 8 November 2009 in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Leicester Tigers, Ford scored 13 points in 28-17 win. His brother George Ford made his debut for Leicester in the same game.[1] [2]
Ford moved to Northampton Saints in 2010[3] [4] but returned to Leeds at the end of the season having only featured in five games for the Saints.[5]
After two years in the Championship, including being the third highest points scorer in the 2012-13 season, Ford moved back to the Premiership with Sale Sharks.[6] After three years with the Sharks Ford returned for a third spell with Leeds, now called Yorkshire Carnegie.[7]
In 2017, it was rumoured that Leicester Tigers were interested in signing him as back-up to his brother George.[8] And on 1 June 2017 it was confirmed that Ford would join his brother at Leicester.[9] Ford made his first start on 4 November 2017 against Gloucester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, and was named captain for the match.[10] On 15 May 2019 he was announced as one of the players to leave Leicester following the end of the 2018-19 Premiership Rugby season.[11]
On 2 August 2019 Ford was announced as re-joining Yorkshire Carnegie in the role of player-head coach.[12] A role he left on 23 January 2020.[13]
He later signed a two-year deal to join RFU Championship side Doncaster Knights as a coach from the 2020–21 season.[14] This deal was then turned into a Head Coach role after the departure of Steve Boden in 2024. The 2024-25 will be the start of his first full season in charge.
His brother is international George Ford. He is the son of former England defence coach Mike Ford.