Frank Ford (footballer)

Francis Noel Ford (25 December 1907 – 18 March 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Frank Ford
Personal information
Full name Francis Noel Ford
Date of birth (1907-12-25)25 December 1907
Place of birth Tallygaroopna, Victoria
Date of death 18 March 1974(1974-03-18) (aged 66)
Place of death Inglewood, Victoria
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

Family

The son of Thomas Henry Ford (1880-1950), and Elizabeth Ellen Ford (1878-1956), née Thomas,[2][3] Francis Noel Ford was born at Tallygaroopna, Victoria on 25 December 1907.

His older brother, William Thomas "Bill" Ford (1906–1984), played for Richmond and Hawthorn in the VFL,[1] and for Camberwell in the VFA.[4]

Football

Ford, a rover and forward, was the leading goal-kicker in the 1929 Bendigo Football League season with 62 goals.[5] The Sandhurst player made 16 appearances for Richmond in 1931.[6] 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.[7]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2007).
  2. District Wedding: Ford—Thomas, The Shepparton Advertiser, (Friday, 24 November 1905), p. 3.
  3. Funeral Notices: Ford, The Argus, (Monday, 13 August 1956), p. 10.
  4. Hogan (1996), p. 75.
  5. Kicked 62 Goals in Season, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Wednesday, 11 September 1929), p. 30.
  6. AFL Tables: Frank Ford
  7. "Ford, Frank". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.

References
  • Hogan P: The Tigers of Old: A complete History of Every Player to Represent the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1996, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
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