James Ford (rugby league)
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Full name | James Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | England | 29 September 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 10 October 2022 |
James Ford (born 29 September 1982) is an English professional rugby league coach who was the head coach of the York City Knights in Betfred Championship, and a former player.
As a player Ford played in the Super League for Castleford Tigers and the Widnes Vikings, as a fullback but also played at centre, and on the wing. Ford signed initially for the Featherstone Rovers as a youth in 1998, before moving on to the Sheffield Eagles, and then Castleford in 2008. Ford made his first-grade début whilst playing for the Castleford Tigers in Super League in a 28–6 win away to the Warrington Wolves in 2009's Super League XIV, and he went on to make a total of eight appearances, scoring once. In late 2009, he left the club for Widnes. During his playing and early coaching career, he was a lecturer at Wakefield College.[4]
After retiring as a player in 2014, Ford took over as head coach at York, and became the club's first ever full-time coach in 2018.[5] In November 2021, he extended his contract with the club until the end of 2024.[6] In October 2022 Ford resigned from York to become assistant coach at Super League club Wakefield Trinity.[7]
References
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Player Summary: James Ford". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "York coach James Ford explains how teaching has helped his coaching career". Total Rugby League. League Publications Limited. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Highly-rated coach James Ford signs historic new deal with York City Knights". Yorkshire Post. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "James Ford commits to long-term deal at York City Knights". Total Rugby League. League Publications Limited. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "James Ford resigns as York City Knights head coach after transformative reign". York Press. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Castleford Tigers players
- English rugby league coaches
- English rugby league players
- Featherstone Rovers players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league wingers
- Sheffield Eagles players
- Widnes Vikings players
- York City Knights coaches
- York City Knights players
- English rugby league biography stubs