Tommy Forde | |
Fullname: | John Thomas Forde |
Birth Date: | 14 March 1931 |
Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Death Place: | Adelaide, Australia |
Position: | Centre half |
Years1: | 1950–1951 |
Clubs1: | Distillery |
Caps1: | ? |
Goals1: | ? |
Years2: | 1951 |
Clubs2: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1951–1953 |
Clubs3: | Glenavon |
Caps3: | ? |
Goals3: | ? |
Years4: | 1953–1962 |
Clubs4: | Ards |
Caps4: | 314 |
Goals4: | 40 |
Years5: | 1962–1963 |
Clubs5: | Distillery |
Caps5: | ? |
Goals5: | ? |
Nationalyears1: | 1958–1960 |
Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
John Thomas Forde (14 March 1931 – 3 January 2012), known as Tommy Forde, was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a centre half for Distillery, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Glenavon and Ards. Forde also earned four caps at international level for Northern Ireland between 1958 and 1960.
Forde was the elder brother of Hugh Forde. Tommy Forde died in Adelaide on 3 January 2012, at the age of 80.[1]