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Frank Ford (footballer)

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Frank Ford
Personal information
Full name Frank N. Ford
Date of birth 25 December 1907
Date of death 8 March 1974(1974-03-08) (aged 66)
Original team(s) Sandhurst
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1931 Richmond 16 (11)
1932–1933 Essendon 21 (26)
Total 37 (37)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frank Ford (25 December 1907 – 8 March 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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.[1] 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.[2]

Ford had a brother, Bill Ford, who played for Richmond and Hawthorn.[3]

References

  1. ^ AFL Tables: Frank Ford
  2. ^ "Ford, Frank". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.