Tommy Forde

Tommy Forde
Personal information
Full name	John Thomas Forde
Date of birth	14 March 1931
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	3 January 2012 (aged 80)
Place of death	Adelaide, Australia
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1950–1951	Distillery
1951	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1951–1953	Glenavon
1953–1962	Ards
1962–1963	Distillery
International career
1958–1960	Northern Ireland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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